The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... consists of no less than 2,300,000 blocks of stone , averaging 211⁄2 tons in weight . Originally , it is thought to have been 481 feet , but is now 451 feet in height , and comprises no less than 82,539,000 cubic feet . The exterior can ...
... consists of no less than 2,300,000 blocks of stone , averaging 211⁄2 tons in weight . Originally , it is thought to have been 481 feet , but is now 451 feet in height , and comprises no less than 82,539,000 cubic feet . The exterior can ...
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... consists of members elected for a term of two years , in proportion to population , by direct vote of the citizens of the various States . The electorate consists of practically all citizens of both sexes over twenty - one years of age ...
... consists of members elected for a term of two years , in proportion to population , by direct vote of the citizens of the various States . The electorate consists of practically all citizens of both sexes over twenty - one years of age ...
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... consists of ten chief officers or heads of departments . No officer of the Government may sit in Congress , and the members of the Cabinet are responsible to the President , by whom they are dismissible , rather than to Con- gress ...
... consists of ten chief officers or heads of departments . No officer of the Government may sit in Congress , and the members of the Cabinet are responsible to the President , by whom they are dismissible , rather than to Con- gress ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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