The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 36
... active sample of the Curies ' radium in his vest pocket inspired investigation by physicians , leading ultimately to medical use . For his discovery of radioactivity , Becquerel shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with the Curies ...
... active sample of the Curies ' radium in his vest pocket inspired investigation by physicians , leading ultimately to medical use . For his discovery of radioactivity , Becquerel shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with the Curies ...
Page 303
... active politics on the side of the republican Dreyfusards , and his close Blum By courtesy of the Bibliotheque Nationale , Paris association with Jean Jaurès , whom he greatly admired , eventually led to his joining Jaurès's French ...
... active politics on the side of the republican Dreyfusards , and his close Blum By courtesy of the Bibliotheque Nationale , Paris association with Jean Jaurès , whom he greatly admired , eventually led to his joining Jaurès's French ...
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... active part in the government of the state . Boris ' eldest son and heir , Vladimir ( 889-893 ) , abandoned his father's policy and became the instrument of a pagan reaction and a leader of the op- ponents of Slavic letters and ...
... active part in the government of the state . Boris ' eldest son and heir , Vladimir ( 889-893 ) , abandoned his father's policy and became the instrument of a pagan reaction and a leader of the op- ponents of Slavic letters and ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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