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... varying in diameter from 10 to 30 nanometres ( 3.9 X 10-7 to 1.2 X 10 inches ) and extending several micrometres in length ... varies from fine , rounded particles through ring - shaped particles to irregular aggregates . There is a good ...
... varying in diameter from 10 to 30 nanometres ( 3.9 X 10-7 to 1.2 X 10 inches ) and extending several micrometres in length ... varies from fine , rounded particles through ring - shaped particles to irregular aggregates . There is a good ...
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... varies as the square of the ship's speed . Another part of the log consists of a centrifugal water pump driven by a variable - speed electric motor . The dynamic pressure that is produced by such a pump varies as the square of the speed ...
... varies as the square of the ship's speed . Another part of the log consists of a centrifugal water pump driven by a variable - speed electric motor . The dynamic pressure that is produced by such a pump varies as the square of the speed ...
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... varies from 6 to 12 inches ( 150 to 300 millimetres ) in the Great Basin Desert , 2 to 6 inches in the Mojave Desert ( a low of 2 inches in Death Valley ) , 10 to 11 inches in the Red and Painted deserts , 8 to 18 inches in the Sonoran ...
... varies from 6 to 12 inches ( 150 to 300 millimetres ) in the Great Basin Desert , 2 to 6 inches in the Mojave Desert ( a low of 2 inches in Death Valley ) , 10 to 11 inches in the Red and Painted deserts , 8 to 18 inches in the Sonoran ...
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