Name |
Description |
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Blackout (wartime) |
A term describing the practice of collectively minimising outdoor light, including upwardly directed light, done in the 20th century to prevent enemy aircraft from being able to identify their targets by sight. | 2 |
Christadelphians |
A Christian group who hold a view of Biblical Unitarianism who developed in the UK and North America in the 19th century around the teachings of John Thomas. | 1 |
Fellow of the Royal Society |
An award and fellowship granted by the Royal Society of London to individuals the society judges to have made a contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge. | 1 |
Phoney War |
An eight-month period from 3 September 1939 to 10 May 1940 at the start of WW2, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district. | 2 |
Utility furniture |
Furniture produced in the UK during and just after WW2, under a Government scheme associated with the rationing of consumption. It was introduced in 1942 and continued into the post-war period, lasting until 1952. | 1 |