The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [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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... depends on its degree of contrast with the back- ground as to colour , shape , and movement . The individ- ual predator can learn to detect prey that it finds only with difficulty at first ; such " searching image formation " occurs ...
... depends on its degree of contrast with the back- ground as to colour , shape , and movement . The individ- ual predator can learn to detect prey that it finds only with difficulty at first ; such " searching image formation " occurs ...
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... depends upon the conditions under which pyrolysis , the subjection to the action of heat , is carried out . At lower temperatures , carbon fibres are formed ; at higher temperatures , the carbon atoms in the fibre are arranged in the ...
... depends upon the conditions under which pyrolysis , the subjection to the action of heat , is carried out . At lower temperatures , carbon fibres are formed ; at higher temperatures , the carbon atoms in the fibre are arranged in the ...
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... depends on the availability of water , for sisal is a water - storing plant , growing when water supplies are available but stopping to conserve wa- ter in times of drought . It may produce six to eight leaves per month during the wet ...
... depends on the availability of water , for sisal is a water - storing plant , growing when water supplies are available but stopping to conserve wa- ter in times of drought . It may produce six to eight leaves per month during the wet ...
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