The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... millimetre ( 0.01 and 0.04 inch ) in length , al- though some members of the family range up to 2 millimetres . Feather - winged beetles live in rotting wood , fungi , manure , under bark , or in ant nests . Nanosella fungi , one of the ...
... millimetre ( 0.01 and 0.04 inch ) in length , al- though some members of the family range up to 2 millimetres . Feather - winged beetles live in rotting wood , fungi , manure , under bark , or in ant nests . Nanosella fungi , one of the ...
Page 207
... millimetres ( 43 inches ) and a maximum weight of 500 grams ( 18 ounces ) , although it is usually lighter for greater speed of movement . The blade is of finely tempered steel up to 900 millimetres ( 35 inches ) long , with a usually ...
... millimetres ( 43 inches ) and a maximum weight of 500 grams ( 18 ounces ) , although it is usually lighter for greater speed of movement . The blade is of finely tempered steel up to 900 millimetres ( 35 inches ) long , with a usually ...
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... millimetres in diameter ) , through cobbles ( 64-256 millimetres ) to boulders ( larger than 256 millimetres ) . The rounding of gravel results from abrasion in the course of stream transport or milling by the sea . Gravel deposits ...
... millimetres in diameter ) , through cobbles ( 64-256 millimetres ) to boulders ( larger than 256 millimetres ) . The rounding of gravel results from abrasion in the course of stream transport or milling by the sea . Gravel deposits ...
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