The New Encyclopaedia Britannica[1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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The young of false scorpions usually emerge as nymphs called protonymphs that
molt to form tritonymphs and then adults. The young of Opiliones, Solifugae, and
spiders resemble their parents; in mites (Acarina), however, four postembryonic ...
The young of false scorpions usually emerge as nymphs called protonymphs that
molt to form tritonymphs and then adults. The young of Opiliones, Solifugae, and
spiders resemble their parents; in mites (Acarina), however, four postembryonic ...
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When the aurora becomes active, the arc develops five pleats that appear as
vertical striations called rays; an arc with rays is called a rayed arc. In a more acW
.P. Hessler Figure 2: Aurora borealis. Multiple auroral arcs photographed in
Alaska.
When the aurora becomes active, the arc develops five pleats that appear as
vertical striations called rays; an arc with rays is called a rayed arc. In a more acW
.P. Hessler Figure 2: Aurora borealis. Multiple auroral arcs photographed in
Alaska.
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Some white cells of sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea), for example, resemble
mammalian mast cells, important elements of connective tissue resembling white
blood cells called basophils; gastropod mollusks have cells that resemble ...
Some white cells of sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea), for example, resemble
mammalian mast cells, important elements of connective tissue resembling white
blood cells called basophils; gastropod mollusks have cells that resemble ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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