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1405:Petersglocke
1398:Olympic Bell
1378:Liberty Bell
1373:Justice Bell
1348:Freedom Bell
1288:Call changes
1197:Servant bell
1105:Bicycle bell
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1517:Miles Graye
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1423:Temple Bell
1388:Mingun Bell
1192:Ship's bell
1173:Jingle bell
1139:Crotal bell
1129:Church bell
1045:Strike tone
1025:Campanology
1010:Bell shrine
1005:Bell-ringer
968:terminology
909: /
896:115°51′30″E
790:18 November
519:Controversy
1711:Categories
1624:Hugh Watts
1417:Swan Bells
1076:Altar bell
990:Bell-gable
917:Bell Tower
915: (
893:31°57′32″S
698:"Visiting"
650:References
529:millennium
150:James Cook
145:bellringer
141:Gloucester
83:church in
58:Swan River
31:Swan Bells
1607:Schilling
1547:Marinelli
1512:Grassmayr
1465:Bergholtz
1430:Tsar Bell
1358:Great Tom
1269:Blagovest
1187:Mini-ring
1144:Dead bell
1119:Call bell
1098:Bianzhong
1091:Bell tree
1055:Zvonnitsa
670:1 January
154:Australia
62:chromatic
39:campanile
1440:Kentucky
1425:(Boston)
1240:Carillon
1236:Chiming
1168:Handbell
1149:Doorbell
1124:Cat bell
1086:Babendil
1081:Aluphone
980:Bell-cot
784:archived
761:29 March
735:29 March
631:See also
1648:Related
1592:Rudhall
1577:Paccard
1557:Meneely
1552:McShane
1542:Juutila
1343:Big Ben
1252:Canpanò
1134:Cowbell
1020:Bourdon
839:24 June
814:24 June
543:Gallery
467:in situ
339:Flat 10
137:Rudhall
49:or the
1629:Warner
1619:Taylor
1487:Cockey
1163:Ghanta
1156:Dōtaku
1112:Bonshō
1015:Belfry
484:along
227:Flat 3
185:Treble
170:Weight
115:, the
107:, the
89:London
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1245:Chime
1071:Agogô
1064:Types
1029:index
959:Bells
880:, at
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423:Tenor
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278:1770
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194:1998
172:(kg)
70:world
43:Perth
35:bells
1209:Suzu
1180:Kane
1035:Peal
975:Bell
841:2020
816:2020
792:2018
763:2014
737:2014
672:2015
523:The
471:Arup
176:Note
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525:A$
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