The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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Page 177
... London . By the end of the 17th century , Boston's fleet of seagoing vessels was exceeded only by those of London and Bristol in the English - speaking world . Boston held its place as the largest town in British North America until the ...
... London . By the end of the 17th century , Boston's fleet of seagoing vessels was exceeded only by those of London and Bristol in the English - speaking world . Boston held its place as the largest town in British North America until the ...
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... London in 1912 to cover the whole field of radio com- munications . An informal conference of 10 countries held in London in 1925 created the Union Internationale de Radiophonie . The union was based in Geneva , with a BBC ...
... London in 1912 to cover the whole field of radio com- munications . An informal conference of 10 countries held in London in 1925 created the Union Internationale de Radiophonie . The union was based in Geneva , with a BBC ...
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... London , and on June 8 of that year he was appointed comptroller of the customs and subsidy of wools , skins , and tanned hides for the Port of London . Now , for the first time , Chaucer had a position away from the court , and he and ...
... London , and on June 8 of that year he was appointed comptroller of the customs and subsidy of wools , skins , and tanned hides for the Port of London . Now , for the first time , Chaucer had a position away from the court , and he and ...
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