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... natural mineral form of fused alumina is called corundum . Finding that the crystals approximated the hardness of diamond and immediately realiz- ing the significance of his discovery , Acheson applied for a U.S. patent . His early ...
... natural mineral form of fused alumina is called corundum . Finding that the crystals approximated the hardness of diamond and immediately realiz- ing the significance of his discovery , Acheson applied for a U.S. patent . His early ...
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... natural conditions . Stebbins was educated at Harvard Universi- ty , receiving the Ph.D. ( 1931 ) in biology . After four years of teaching at Colgate University , Hamilton , N.Y. , and the University of Cali- fornia , Berkeley , he ...
... natural conditions . Stebbins was educated at Harvard Universi- ty , receiving the Ph.D. ( 1931 ) in biology . After four years of teaching at Colgate University , Hamilton , N.Y. , and the University of Cali- fornia , Berkeley , he ...
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... natural realm is found among primitive men , who inhabit a wonderworld charged with the sacred power ( or mana ) , spirits , and deities . Primitive man associates whatever is experienced as uncanny or power- ful ( including such so ...
... natural realm is found among primitive men , who inhabit a wonderworld charged with the sacred power ( or mana ) , spirits , and deities . Primitive man associates whatever is experienced as uncanny or power- ful ( including such so ...
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