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This five-way division of the Germanic peoples is based on archaeological
evidence, but it agrees well with deductions that can be made from the earliest
linguistic evidence. Five linguistic groups are indeed distinguishTable 4:
Illustration of ...
This five-way division of the Germanic peoples is based on archaeological
evidence, but it agrees well with deductions that can be made from the earliest
linguistic evidence. Five linguistic groups are indeed distinguishTable 4:
Illustration of ...
Page 448
Five of the fourteen extant cranes are listed as in danger, the best known being
the whooping crane. The Red Data Book lists seven rails as in danger and fifteen
more that have become extinct since about 1600. Many of the extinct rails lived ...
Five of the fourteen extant cranes are listed as in danger, the best known being
the whooping crane. The Red Data Book lists seven rails as in danger and fifteen
more that have become extinct since about 1600. Many of the extinct rails lived ...
Page 1138
Since it is difficult to obtain information on the exact date of conception,
physicians use the child's birth weight as an index. An infant with a birth weight
under five and a half pounds is likely to be regarded as premature; with a birth
weight under ...
Since it is difficult to obtain information on the exact date of conception,
physicians use the child's birth weight as an index. An infant with a birth weight
under five and a half pounds is likely to be regarded as premature; with a birth
weight under ...
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