The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 75
Page 175
... organized by William C. Durant ( 1861- 1947 ) , a wealthy carriage maker and Buick investor of Flint , Mich . , General Motors Company from 1908 to 1911 initially con- solidated firms producing Buick , Oldsmobile , Cadillac , Oakland ...
... organized by William C. Durant ( 1861- 1947 ) , a wealthy carriage maker and Buick investor of Flint , Mich . , General Motors Company from 1908 to 1911 initially con- solidated firms producing Buick , Oldsmobile , Cadillac , Oakland ...
Page 355
... organized workers ' strikes throughout the country . Dur- ing the textile strike at Łódź in 1932 , he was seriously wounded in the leg by the police and was left with a permanent limp . He was arrested and sentenced to four years ...
... organized workers ' strikes throughout the country . Dur- ing the textile strike at Łódź in 1932 , he was seriously wounded in the leg by the police and was left with a permanent limp . He was arrested and sentenced to four years ...
Page 630
... organized ( 1888- 91 ) the Kenwood Observatory in Chicago , where he invented and developed the spectro- heliograph , an instrument for photographing the Sun in the light of a very small range of wavelengths ( monochromatic light ) . In ...
... organized ( 1888- 91 ) the Kenwood Observatory in Chicago , where he invented and developed the spectro- heliograph , an instrument for photographing the Sun in the light of a very small range of wavelengths ( monochromatic light ) . In ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
19th century Africa American army became began British called centimetres centre Christian church coast colour courtesy cultural death developed early east eastern elected emperor England English established Europe feet forces France French Frisian frottola Fugger Fujiwara Fujiwara family Funj Gabon Gajah Mada Galicia Gaul Gdańsk George Georgian German Ghana Greek important Indian industry influence Islands Italian Italy King known Lake land language later literary London MACROPAEDIA major ment miles military minister modern Mountains Museum Muslim National northern organized painting Paris Party period plants play poet political popular port portrait produced province published region reign River Roman Rome Russia Russian served social southern Soviet Soviet Union species square miles style theory tion town United University western World World War II writing York City