The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 198
... Peking ( recognized in 1927 and then named Sinanthro- pus ) ; many other forms have since been found . This spe- cies , Homo erectus , which appears to have been ances- tral to modern man , is believed to have walked fully erect , since ...
... Peking ( recognized in 1927 and then named Sinanthro- pus ) ; many other forms have since been found . This spe- cies , Homo erectus , which appears to have been ances- tral to modern man , is believed to have walked fully erect , since ...
Page 202
... Peking , in 1951 at Tzuyang ( formerly Tzeyang ) , in Szechwan , in 1956 at Kai - t'o - tung in Laipin , Kwangsi , and at Ch'i - lin Shan , in the same province . Fossils were also found in 1958 at Chaisha ( formerly Liukiang ) , also ...
... Peking , in 1951 at Tzuyang ( formerly Tzeyang ) , in Szechwan , in 1956 at Kai - t'o - tung in Laipin , Kwangsi , and at Ch'i - lin Shan , in the same province . Fossils were also found in 1958 at Chaisha ( formerly Liukiang ) , also ...
Page 496
... Peking was the principal repository of the great collection of auto- mata formed by the emperor Ch'ien - lung in the second half of the 18th century . Much of the contents of the palace was destroyed or looted by European soldiers in ...
... Peking was the principal repository of the great collection of auto- mata formed by the emperor Ch'ien - lung in the second half of the 18th century . Much of the contents of the palace was destroyed or looted by European soldiers in ...
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