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... span that begins with the fetus and extends through adoles- cence . This is a period typified by change , both in the child himself and in his immediate environment . Changes in the child related to growth and development are so strik ...
... span that begins with the fetus and extends through adoles- cence . This is a period typified by change , both in the child himself and in his immediate environment . Changes in the child related to growth and development are so strik ...
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... span . When the width of the span exceeds a certain critical value , the cave ceiling will collapse under its own weight . Processes such as solution along vertical joints cut the ceiling beams , turning them into cantilevers that have ...
... span . When the width of the span exceeds a certain critical value , the cave ceiling will collapse under its own weight . Processes such as solution along vertical joints cut the ceiling beams , turning them into cantilevers that have ...
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... span from mid - 1977 to mid - 1980 amounted to about 10 times the speed of light . Clearly , if Einstein's theory of special relativity is correct and if the assumed distance of the object is justified , then the computed " velocity ...
... span from mid - 1977 to mid - 1980 amounted to about 10 times the speed of light . Clearly , if Einstein's theory of special relativity is correct and if the assumed distance of the object is justified , then the computed " velocity ...
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