The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 227
... elements essential for life flow through the biogeochemical cycle from the nonliving environment through the biotic community and eventually return to their former state through organic decay . Gaseous elements are generally transferred ...
... elements essential for life flow through the biogeochemical cycle from the nonliving environment through the biotic community and eventually return to their former state through organic decay . Gaseous elements are generally transferred ...
Page 393
... elements . Some of the borides are among the hardest and most heat - resistant of all known substances and their applications are based on these extreme characteristics . Aluminum boride ( AIB , 2 ) , for example , is used in many cases ...
... elements . Some of the borides are among the hardest and most heat - resistant of all known substances and their applications are based on these extreme characteristics . Aluminum boride ( AIB , 2 ) , for example , is used in many cases ...
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... element , any of the five chem- ical elements that make up Group IVa of the periodic table - namely , carbon ( C ) , silicon ( Si ) , germanium ( Ge ) , tin ( Sn ) , and lead ( Pb ) . A brief treatment of the carbon group elements ...
... element , any of the five chem- ical elements that make up Group IVa of the periodic table - namely , carbon ( C ) , silicon ( Si ) , germanium ( Ge ) , tin ( Sn ) , and lead ( Pb ) . A brief treatment of the carbon group elements ...
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John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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