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... illus . 726 shell covering and beak composition 9 : 668c swimming and bottom walking 11 : 18c Tryonix reproductive tract , illus . 6 15 : 712 Turtle , one - man submarine , the first to be put to military use , built and designed by the ...
... illus . 726 shell covering and beak composition 9 : 668c swimming and bottom walking 11 : 18c Tryonix reproductive tract , illus . 6 15 : 712 Turtle , one - man submarine , the first to be put to military use , built and designed by the ...
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... illus . Bramante's architectural designs 3 : 111g Brunelleschi's stylistic innovations 3 : 344b Egyptian building construction methods 3 : 453g .Great Pyramid construction methods 6 : 466d Gropius ' architectural work and design ...
... illus . Bramante's architectural designs 3 : 111g Brunelleschi's stylistic innovations 3 : 344b Egyptian building construction methods 3 : 453g .Great Pyramid construction methods 6 : 466d Gropius ' architectural work and design ...
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... illus . 13 15 : 923 soil characteristic determination 16 : 1012a velocity changes and mineral densities 13 : 563c wave , shear , a transverse wave that occurs in an elastic medium when it is subjected to peri- odic shear . Shear is the ...
... illus . 13 15 : 923 soil characteristic determination 16 : 1012a velocity changes and mineral densities 13 : 563c wave , shear , a transverse wave that occurs in an elastic medium when it is subjected to peri- odic shear . Shear is the ...
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