The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 221
... ical or electrochemical stimulation results in temporary changes in the permeability of cell membranes , allowing the electric potential be- tween inside and outside to discharge as a current that is propagated along nerve fibres or ...
... ical or electrochemical stimulation results in temporary changes in the permeability of cell membranes , allowing the electric potential be- tween inside and outside to discharge as a current that is propagated along nerve fibres or ...
Page 793
... ical technique , in which ruler and compasses played a part , and architecture and figures were put into the picture according to a dexterous and effective formula . Such a vast number of views of Venice were produced during his ...
... ical technique , in which ruler and compasses played a part , and architecture and figures were put into the picture according to a dexterous and effective formula . Such a vast number of views of Venice were produced during his ...
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... ical periodicals in particular , the weekly La Caricature and the daily La Charivari , both founded by Charles Philipon in the 1830s , exerted a far - reaching influence through the thousands of masterly lithographs they pub- lished ...
... ical periodicals in particular , the weekly La Caricature and the daily La Charivari , both founded by Charles Philipon in the 1830s , exerted a far - reaching influence through the thousands of masterly lithographs they pub- lished ...
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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