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 252
... centimetres long . The phylum Bryophyta ( Figures 1 and 2 ) includes three main evolutionary lines : the mosses ... centimetres ( 8 inches ) and a breadth of 5 centimetres ( 2 inches ; the liverwort Monoclea ) to less than 1 millimetre ...
... centimetres long . The phylum Bryophyta ( Figures 1 and 2 ) includes three main evolutionary lines : the mosses ... centimetres ( 8 inches ) and a breadth of 5 centimetres ( 2 inches ; the liverwort Monoclea ) to less than 1 millimetre ...
Page 321
... centimetres ( 2 × 10 inches ) also placed 40 centimetres ( 16 inches ) apart and capable of spanning up to six metres ( 20 feet ) . Lateral stability was achieved by light diagonal braces let into the studs or , more commonly , by two ...
... centimetres ( 2 × 10 inches ) also placed 40 centimetres ( 16 inches ) apart and capable of spanning up to six metres ( 20 feet ) . Lateral stability was achieved by light diagonal braces let into the studs or , more commonly , by two ...
Page 332
... centimetres ( 5.5 inches ) ; when timbers are this large they are charred but not consumed in a fire and are considered fire - resistant . Because most harvested trees are fairly small , it is difficult to obtain solid heavy timbers ...
... centimetres ( 5.5 inches ) ; when timbers are this large they are charred but not consumed in a fire and are considered fire - resistant . Because most harvested trees are fairly small , it is difficult to obtain solid heavy timbers ...
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