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... natural compound consisting mainly of hydrogen and carbon . The name bitumen was applied by the Romans to the various types of natural hydrocarbons . Classi- cal and biblical references to bitumen are of frequent occurrence . There is a ...
... natural compound consisting mainly of hydrogen and carbon . The name bitumen was applied by the Romans to the various types of natural hydrocarbons . Classi- cal and biblical references to bitumen are of frequent occurrence . There is a ...
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... natural increase per 1,000 population 25.7 ; life expectancy at birth - male 45.7 , female 47.9 ; ( 1966 ) major causes of death ( per 100,000 population ) -senility without mention of psychosis , ill - defined and unknown causes 177.4 ...
... natural increase per 1,000 population 25.7 ; life expectancy at birth - male 45.7 , female 47.9 ; ( 1966 ) major causes of death ( per 100,000 population ) -senility without mention of psychosis , ill - defined and unknown causes 177.4 ...
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... natural gas were the raw material for 60 percent of U.S. butadiene production , ethyl alcohol for the rest . Butadiene rubber has now completely displaced the natural product in the manufac- ture of automobile tires . Nearly all ...
... natural gas were the raw material for 60 percent of U.S. butadiene production , ethyl alcohol for the rest . Butadiene rubber has now completely displaced the natural product in the manufac- ture of automobile tires . Nearly all ...
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