The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [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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Page 174
... movements since the last glacial era have resulted in such intermixed racial stocks that the modern Asian cannot be racially de- fined . While it is possible to give a general description of an Indian , a Chinese , or a European , this ...
... movements since the last glacial era have resulted in such intermixed racial stocks that the modern Asian cannot be racially de- fined . While it is possible to give a general description of an Indian , a Chinese , or a European , this ...
Page 543
... movements . Bony fishes also have such structures , the Mauthner cells , that initiate escape swimming when stimulated . Escape may be facilitated not only by speed of response but also by its explosive onset ( e.g. , after a period of ...
... movements . Bony fishes also have such structures , the Mauthner cells , that initiate escape swimming when stimulated . Escape may be facilitated not only by speed of response but also by its explosive onset ( e.g. , after a period of ...
Page 646
... movements are not directed by genius , and when feeling and expression do not contribute their powers sufficiently to affect and interest me , I admire the skill of the human machine , I render justice to the strength and ease of movement ...
... movements are not directed by genius , and when feeling and expression do not contribute their powers sufficiently to affect and interest me , I admire the skill of the human machine , I render justice to the strength and ease of movement ...
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