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Perfect number

A perfect number is a positive integer the sum of whose proper divisors is equal to the number itself.

Peristyle

Range of columns surrounding an architectural feature.

Peristylium

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Perran Foundry

Cornish foundry established in 1791 to supply steam-engine pumps and heavy machinery to mines, waterworks and ironworks.

Perranarworthal

Mostly rural parish in West Cornwall.

Pest House

Post-medieval forerunner of the isolation hospital.

Peter Beatty

English racehorse owner, businessman and aristocrat

Peterloo Massacre

Cavalry charge on 16 August 1819 into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 gathered at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England to demand the reform of parliamentary representation

Phantasmagoria

18th-century ghost show developed by the impresario Paul de Philipsthal, also known as Philidor.

Phantasmascope

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