Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, a condensed version of the Encyclopædia Britannica, offers short, concise, easy-to-read entries on everything from art and zoology to current events and history. Includes statistics, charts, maps and flags.
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P-47 (Military)
P-51 (Military)
p-n junction (technology)
p'ansori (Music)
P'yongyang (city, North Korea)
Paar, Jack (TV Personality)
Paasikivi, Juho Kusti (Finnish president)
Pabst, G(eorg) W(ilhelm) (Austrian-German filmmaker)
pacemaker (treatment)
Pachacamac (ancient city, Peru, and ancient divinity)
Pachelbel, Johann (German composer)
Pacher, Michael (German painter)
Pachuca (city, Mexico)
Pacific Ocean (ocean, the Pacific)
Pacific, War of the (war, the Pacific/Chile/Peru/Bolivia)
pacifism (in politics)
paddlefish (fish)
Paderewski, Ignacy (Jan) (Polish musician, composer & statesman)
Padre Island (island, Texas)
Padua (city, Italy)
Paekche (East Asia)
Paeonia (Europe)
Paestum (ancient city, Italy)
Pagan (ancient city, Myanmar)
Paganini, Niccolò (Italian musician)
Page, Geraldine (Actor, Drama)
pageant (in theater)
Paget, Sir James (English surgeon & physician)
Pago Pago (city, American Samoa)
pagoda (structure, China/India/Japan)
Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza Shah (Political Leader)
Pahlavi, Reza Shah (Iranian shah)
Pašic, Nikola (Modern Europe)
Paige, Satchel (Baseball Player)
pain (condition)
Paine, Robert Treat (American politician & statesman)
Paine, Thomas (Writer / Political Figure)
paint (material)
Painted Desert (geographical area, Arizona)