The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... reef . A light- house tower , designed by Robert Stevenson and built 1807-11 , stands 100 ft high there . According to tradition , an abbot of Arbroath had ordered a warning bell - whence the name of the rock - to be fastened to the reef ...
... reef . A light- house tower , designed by Robert Stevenson and built 1807-11 , stands 100 ft high there . According to tradition , an abbot of Arbroath had ordered a warning bell - whence the name of the rock - to be fastened to the reef ...
Page 687
... reefs around the world but are con- centrated in the Indo - Pacific oceanic region . Butterfly fishes are deep - bodied and thin from Butterfly fish ( Chaetodon ) P.P. Ching - Shostal / EB Inc. side to side , with a single dorsal fin ...
... reefs around the world but are con- centrated in the Indo - Pacific oceanic region . Butterfly fishes are deep - bodied and thin from Butterfly fish ( Chaetodon ) P.P. Ching - Shostal / EB Inc. side to side , with a single dorsal fin ...
Page 832
Capitol Reef National Park 832 the southeast ) . To its west lies the Mall , and to its east the Supreme Court and the ... reefs and its dome - shaped formations were reminis- cent of capitol architecture . The smooth cliff walls are ...
Capitol Reef National Park 832 the southeast ) . To its west lies the Mall , and to its east the Supreme Court and the ... reefs and its dome - shaped formations were reminis- cent of capitol architecture . The smooth cliff walls are ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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