The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 104National Geographic Society, 1953 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 160
... Built on Gold Three thousand miles southeast of medieval Kano lies Johannesburg , a modern city built on the profits from the Union of South Africa's fabulous gold mines . In a swift British plane we covered the distance in 15 hours ...
... Built on Gold Three thousand miles southeast of medieval Kano lies Johannesburg , a modern city built on the profits from the Union of South Africa's fabulous gold mines . In a swift British plane we covered the distance in 15 hours ...
Page 197
... built by an un- known people at an unknown time . Even the name is a puzzle . It may combine two Bantu words meaning " stones " and " houses . " The massive structures which make up the " Great Zimbabwe " are built of hand - hewn stone ...
... built by an un- known people at an unknown time . Even the name is a puzzle . It may combine two Bantu words meaning " stones " and " houses . " The massive structures which make up the " Great Zimbabwe " are built of hand - hewn stone ...
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... Built - in safeguards will prevent the devices from trans- mitting a confusing or dangerous order . Flying by Robot Control The next logical step leads to the ultimate in airplane control , fully automatic flight . It is , of course ...
... Built - in safeguards will prevent the devices from trans- mitting a confusing or dangerous order . Flying by Robot Control The next logical step leads to the ultimate in airplane control , fully automatic flight . It is , of course ...
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Fact Finding for Tomorrows Planes A Little Faninabox Wind | v |
All America Mingles in the Prairie State | ix |
Rip Van Winkle of the Underground North Americas Much Misunder | xii |
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