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... fact that carbon dioxide condenses and freezes at low temperatures even when the pressure is low . The strata in which CO , circulates , fall- ing as small drops and then evaporating , must be com- parable in the irregularity of their ...
... fact that carbon dioxide condenses and freezes at low temperatures even when the pressure is low . The strata in which CO , circulates , fall- ing as small drops and then evaporating , must be com- parable in the irregularity of their ...
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... facts as these , and we hope that it will have a long record of such victories over disease . IS THE ASSOCIATION OF ANTS WITH TREES A TRUE SYMBIOSIS ? THE fact has long been known that some species of ants occur in constant association ...
... facts as these , and we hope that it will have a long record of such victories over disease . IS THE ASSOCIATION OF ANTS WITH TREES A TRUE SYMBIOSIS ? THE fact has long been known that some species of ants occur in constant association ...
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... fact , it may be said that the heat treatment of a given series of alloys cannot be correctly , accomplished without an accurate knowledge of the structural changes which occur with varying temperature and concentration . We are now in ...
... fact , it may be said that the heat treatment of a given series of alloys cannot be correctly , accomplished without an accurate knowledge of the structural changes which occur with varying temperature and concentration . We are now in ...
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... fact that only the mono - derivatives combine with hydroxylamine to form an oxime . Dimethylcamphor , heated with sodium amide , gives an amide , probably dimethylcampholamide , from which the corresponding acid has been obtained ...
... fact that only the mono - derivatives combine with hydroxylamine to form an oxime . Dimethylcamphor , heated with sodium amide , gives an amide , probably dimethylcampholamide , from which the corresponding acid has been obtained ...
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... fact that whenever six forces applied to a free body are in equilibrium , the forces must lie respectively on six rays of a linear com- plex . In chapters viii . and ix . of Timerding's book now before us we have an admirable treatment ...
... fact that whenever six forces applied to a free body are in equilibrium , the forces must lie respectively on six rays of a linear com- plex . In chapters viii . and ix . of Timerding's book now before us we have an admirable treatment ...
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Page xxiii - Are God and Nature then at strife, That Nature lends such evil dreams So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life...
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Page xxiv - ... selection index numbers" in such work. The idea of such index numbers is to combine in a single numerical expression the values of a series of variable characters with regard to all of which the breeder wishes to practise selection at the same time. The analytical expression of this idea is discussed and its adaptability and usefulness are illustrated by examples drawn from poultry and maize breeding. It is shown that selection index numbers...