The National Geographic Magazine, Volumes 76-77National Geographic Society, 1940 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 233
... close up the Yonne Valley like a colossal gate between hillside portals . The Barrage Pannesière , begun in 1936 , should reach completion in 1941. It will make a huge artificial lake . " For hydroelectric purposes ? " I asked an ...
... close up the Yonne Valley like a colossal gate between hillside portals . The Barrage Pannesière , begun in 1936 , should reach completion in 1941. It will make a huge artificial lake . " For hydroelectric purposes ? " I asked an ...
Page 261
... close by . The Rhine " gets lost " in the Netherlands ; after crossing the border it breaks up into numerous diked streams . Practically all of North and South Holland and Zeeland lie below sea level . The large areas ( polders ) to be ...
... close by . The Rhine " gets lost " in the Netherlands ; after crossing the border it breaks up into numerous diked streams . Practically all of North and South Holland and Zeeland lie below sea level . The large areas ( polders ) to be ...
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... close examination of the nest will re- veal that the leaves are all firmly bound with a fine but strong silk . But these ants are unable to produce silk . Whence , then , do they obtain it ? From the babies , which they use as a weaver ...
... close examination of the nest will re- veal that the leaves are all firmly bound with a fine but strong silk . But these ants are unable to produce silk . Whence , then , do they obtain it ? From the babies , which they use as a weaver ...
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Home Life and Industry in the Netherlands II illustrations in duotone from photographs | 271 |
History of Ancient Bridge Building and Road Making | 347 |
Italys Monuments Tell Romes Magnificence 8 illustrations from photographs 7 illus | 371 |
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