The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 81
... appearing like one of the many stones scattered about . The owlet frogmouths appear as clusters of dead leaves . Potoos and frogmouths are streaked and mottled like bark so that in the daytime alarm posture they appear most effectively ...
... appearing like one of the many stones scattered about . The owlet frogmouths appear as clusters of dead leaves . Potoos and frogmouths are streaked and mottled like bark so that in the daytime alarm posture they appear most effectively ...
Page 312
... Appear- ance of fired brick. Bit uilding construction is an ancient human activity . It began with the purely functional need for a controlled environment to moderate the effects of climate . Constructed shelters were one means by which ...
... Appear- ance of fired brick. Bit uilding construction is an ancient human activity . It began with the purely functional need for a controlled environment to moderate the effects of climate . Constructed shelters were one means by which ...
Page 539
... appear to be related to cigarette smoking . Cancers of the lung tend to metastasize widely to lymph nodes in the neck and chest , to the pleura ( membrane ) lining the chest and lungs , and to the liver , adrenals , and bone . The ...
... appear to be related to cigarette smoking . Cancers of the lung tend to metastasize widely to lymph nodes in the neck and chest , to the pleura ( membrane ) lining the chest and lungs , and to the liver , adrenals , and bone . The ...
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