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... specialized museum . The most common classification scheme distinguishes among general , art , history , and science museums . GENERAL MUSEUMS Many of the general museums were founded in the 18th , 19th , or early 20th century . Most ...
... specialized museum . The most common classification scheme distinguishes among general , art , history , and science museums . GENERAL MUSEUMS Many of the general museums were founded in the 18th , 19th , or early 20th century . Most ...
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... specialized digital machines for use in live performance . All such instruments depend on newer types of micro- processors and often on some specialized circuitry . Be- cause these instruments require real - time computation and ...
... specialized digital machines for use in live performance . All such instruments depend on newer types of micro- processors and often on some specialized circuitry . Be- cause these instruments require real - time computation and ...
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... specialized for the conduction of an impulse - an excited state - from a sensory receptor through a nerve network to an effector , the site at which the response occurs . Organisms that possess a nervous system are capable of much more ...
... specialized for the conduction of an impulse - an excited state - from a sensory receptor through a nerve network to an effector , the site at which the response occurs . Organisms that possess a nervous system are capable of much more ...
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