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ocm59913491, OCoLC, 2014-08-21, 050501s1992 enkabch e 001 0 eng d, GB92-37958, , , 26766349, , , 0851129595, 9780851129594, , , , , (OCoLC)59913491, , , (OCoLC)26766349, UKV3G, UKV3G, NZROD, AU@, UKM, CNEDM, Y9U, CNCEN, OCLCQ, , , AG243, .G851132 1992, , 4, AG243, The Guinness book of records 1492 :, the world five hundred years ago /, editor Deborah Manley ; editorial consultant Geoffrey Scammell., 0, 4, Enfield :, Guinness,, 1991., , , Enfield :, Guinness,, 1991., 192 p. :, ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., col.maps, col.ports. ;, 30 cm., , , Ill on lining papers., , , Includes index., , , Every page of this book is a source of the intriguing and the unexpected. Thousands of records are recorded, everything from astrology to zoos, from Greenland to Cape of Good Hope, from China to Peru. A Girdle round about the Earth : THIS WORLD AND BEYOND 7: Structure and Dimensions. Natural Phenomena. Weather. Geographers and Maps. Geology. The Universe. Astrology. The Animal Kingdom. The Plant Kingdom. THE HUMAN BEING 31 : Populations. Dimensions. Disasters. Sickness and Health. TRANSPORT 49 : On Land. At Sea. Navigation. EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY 59 : INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE 65 : Food and Agriculture. Industry. Wealth. Trade. Money. Banking and Credit. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 95 : Mathematics. Codes and Ciphers. Engineering. Clockwork. New Technologies. The War Machine. BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES 113 : Towers, Spires and Tombs. Fortifications. Religious Buildings. Building for Living. The Garden. Bridges, Canals and Dams. Specialized Structures. THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 127 : Painting and Drawing. Sculpture. Decorative Arts. Language, Literature and Learning. Music. Entertainment. SPORT 149 : RELIGION AND POPULAR BELIEF 163 : RULERS AND LAW MAKERS 173 : Royalty and Heads of State. Nobles. Government. Law., 0, , Curiosities and wonders., World records., Civilization., , , , 0, 0, 0, Manley, Deborah., Scammell, G. V., 1, 1, , , (Geoffrey Vaughan), HELD BY AP$ - 157 OTHER HOLDINGS, , , c, a, m, M, aZ0bAP$, D228 .G85 1991
