The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 658
... changes the osmotic balance of the blood and body fluids . The significance of these physiological changes was understood in 1905 , but not until the 1930s were doc- tors able to correct them with transfusions of blood or plasma . The ...
... changes the osmotic balance of the blood and body fluids . The significance of these physiological changes was understood in 1905 , but not until the 1930s were doc- tors able to correct them with transfusions of blood or plasma . The ...
Page 676
... changes range from the varia- tions in demand for electricity over the course of a day and for heating oil over the course of a year to cycles of recession and growth measured in decades . A brief treatment of business cycles follows ...
... changes range from the varia- tions in demand for electricity over the course of a day and for heating oil over the course of a year to cycles of recession and growth measured in decades . A brief treatment of business cycles follows ...
Page 885
... changes of pressures and temper- atures of a fluid , such as a gas used in an engine , conceived early in the 19th century by the French engineer Sadi Carnot . It is used as a standard of performance of all heat engines operating ...
... changes of pressures and temper- atures of a fluid , such as a gas used in an engine , conceived early in the 19th century by the French engineer Sadi Carnot . It is used as a standard of performance of all heat engines operating ...
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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