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Page 169
... lighthouse in height or in fame ( page 174 ) . Its name became the word for lighthouse in the Romance lan- guages ; the French use it in radiophare ( radiobeacon ) . But the signal which this magnificent tower gave to mariners was the ...
... lighthouse in height or in fame ( page 174 ) . Its name became the word for lighthouse in the Romance lan- guages ; the French use it in radiophare ( radiobeacon ) . But the signal which this magnificent tower gave to mariners was the ...
Page 180
... LIGHTHOUSE LENS Makapuu Point. ture atop the Atlantic Highlands at Nave- sink , New Jersey . Its penetrating beam measures 9,000,000 candlepower . Progress , as well as nature's assaults , sometimes dooms fine old lighthouses . Often ...
... LIGHTHOUSE LENS Makapuu Point. ture atop the Atlantic Highlands at Nave- sink , New Jersey . Its penetrating beam measures 9,000,000 candlepower . Progress , as well as nature's assaults , sometimes dooms fine old lighthouses . Often ...
Page 181
... lighthouse itself . The beacon perches atop a rocky headland 642 feet above the Pacific ( see page 189 ) . OFF FOR AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS WATCH POST The new Nantucket. keepers were re- moved because of dif- ficulty in maintain- ing them ...
... lighthouse itself . The beacon perches atop a rocky headland 642 feet above the Pacific ( see page 189 ) . OFF FOR AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS WATCH POST The new Nantucket. keepers were re- moved because of dif- ficulty in maintain- ing them ...
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My Flight Across Antarctica By LINCOLN ELLSWORTH__ | 1 |
Little laboratories Boston Massachusetts | 64 |
Clearwater river Idaho | 133 |
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