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... tion of the Niger ( 1832 ) . On a trading expedi- tion up the Niger , Lander was wounded by tribesmen attacking his canoe on Jan. 20 , 1834 , and he died soon thereafter . Niger exploration and discovery 7 : 1043g Landes , département ...
... tion of the Niger ( 1832 ) . On a trading expedi- tion up the Niger , Lander was wounded by tribesmen attacking his canoe on Jan. 20 , 1834 , and he died soon thereafter . Niger exploration and discovery 7 : 1043g Landes , département ...
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... tion of motion ; gravitation , Newton's law of ; Kepler's laws of planetary motion ; Newton's laws of motion subdivisions of classical mechanics : dynamics ; kinematics ; statics mechanics , fluid 11 : 779 , the study of gases and ...
... tion of motion ; gravitation , Newton's law of ; Kepler's laws of planetary motion ; Newton's laws of motion subdivisions of classical mechanics : dynamics ; kinematics ; statics mechanics , fluid 11 : 779 , the study of gases and ...
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... tion , and in 1921 he discovered tetraethyl lead . His investigation of problems arising from the use of lead additives led him to the demonstration that bromine could be extract- ed from sea water . During World War I Midgley developed ...
... tion , and in 1921 he discovered tetraethyl lead . His investigation of problems arising from the use of lead additives led him to the demonstration that bromine could be extract- ed from sea water . During World War I Midgley developed ...
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