The New Encyclopaedia Britannica[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 63
The jawbone of a horse, mule, or donkey, with its teeth left in, is played in both
North and South America and in the Caribbean; its use among coastal Negroes
of Peru goes back to the 18th century. In the United States it is still encountered in
...
The jawbone of a horse, mule, or donkey, with its teeth left in, is played in both
North and South America and in the Caribbean; its use among coastal Negroes
of Peru goes back to the 18th century. In the United States it is still encountered in
...
Page 89
Fossils from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa. Recent species in
Central and South America and Southeast Asia. Limited to tropical equatorial
forests of South America and Asia. Browsers. Skull greatly modified; premolars ...
Fossils from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa. Recent species in
Central and South America and Southeast Asia. Limited to tropical equatorial
forests of South America and Asia. Browsers. Skull greatly modified; premolars ...
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name and distribution toxic effects and comments Cassava (Manihot esculenta);
tropics China berry (Melia azedarach); North America, southern Africa, Asia
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferurri); Europe, Asia, tropics Poke berry (
Phytolacca ...
name and distribution toxic effects and comments Cassava (Manihot esculenta);
tropics China berry (Melia azedarach); North America, southern Africa, Asia
Opium poppy (Papaver somniferurri); Europe, Asia, tropics Poke berry (
Phytolacca ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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