The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia : Knowledge in depth |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 77
Page 210
... various concoctions prepared from powdered opium . Then various alkaloids of opium , such as morphine and heroin , were isolated and introduced into use . Because these alkaloids were the more active prin- ciples of opium , addictions ...
... various concoctions prepared from powdered opium . Then various alkaloids of opium , such as morphine and heroin , were isolated and introduced into use . Because these alkaloids were the more active prin- ciples of opium , addictions ...
Page 386
... various magical feats were performed . Of the various Ir- oquois medicine societies , the False Face Society is most familiar to whites because the carved wooden masks worn by members of this society during their rituals often are to be ...
... various magical feats were performed . Of the various Ir- oquois medicine societies , the False Face Society is most familiar to whites because the carved wooden masks worn by members of this society during their rituals often are to be ...
Page 848
... various programs operated by foreign donors ( e.g. , China and Saudi Arabia ) . Șan'a ' and Aden have numerous hospitals , many under foreign ownership and operation , though few meet Western standards of sanitation and medical practice ...
... various programs operated by foreign donors ( e.g. , China and Saudi Arabia ) . Șan'a ' and Aden have numerous hospitals , many under foreign ownership and operation , though few meet Western standards of sanitation and medical practice ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
20th century Abelian group addition aesthetic Afghanistan agricultural alcohol algae algebra American Indian ancient animal basin called central centre ceremonial climate coast complex numbers Congo contains Côte d'Ivoire countries crops cultivation culture dance defined desert developed drinking drug East eastern Egypt elements equations European example feet field Figure finite forest function functor Igbo important integers irrigation isomorphism Kabul Kenya Lake Lake Chad Lake Victoria land lattice Lie algebra linear major mapping masks Mexico miles modern Mountains multiplication Niger Nigeria Nile North northern novel patterns percent period plant Plateau polynomial population Pueblo rainfall real numbers region reissued relation ring River Sahara savanna social soils songs South Africa southern Africa species style subgroup Sudan Tanzania theory tion traditional tribes tropical vector space vegetation West Africa western x₁ Yoruba Zambia Zimbabwe