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Page 68
... important minerals , but there are many others of growing importance , including copper , iron ore , manganese , asbestos , chrome , silver , beryllium , antimony , tin , and platinum , and some resources have yet to be exploited . The ...
... important minerals , but there are many others of growing importance , including copper , iron ore , manganese , asbestos , chrome , silver , beryllium , antimony , tin , and platinum , and some resources have yet to be exploited . The ...
Page 208
... important studies of Buddhist iconography . A.K. COOMARASWAMY , Yaksas , 2 vol . ( 1928-31 ) , is a masterly study of early iconography . HEINRICH ZIMMER , Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization ( 1946 , re- printed 1963 ) ...
... important studies of Buddhist iconography . A.K. COOMARASWAMY , Yaksas , 2 vol . ( 1928-31 ) , is a masterly study of early iconography . HEINRICH ZIMMER , Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization ( 1946 , re- printed 1963 ) ...
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... important clues to the life histories of various classes of stars . Cer- tain kinds of variable stars , such as Cepheids ( periodic variables ) and novae ( explosive variables ) , are extreme- ly important in that they make it possible ...
... important clues to the life histories of various classes of stars . Cer- tain kinds of variable stars , such as Cepheids ( periodic variables ) and novae ( explosive variables ) , are extreme- ly important in that they make it possible ...
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