The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia (19 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... body , and the ways in which it can be used depend almost entirely on how it has -- or has not been trained . It is possible to devise very beautiful and striking ensemble works with dancers who have had virtually no training but who ...
... body , and the ways in which it can be used depend almost entirely on how it has -- or has not been trained . It is possible to devise very beautiful and striking ensemble works with dancers who have had virtually no training but who ...
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... body , resulting in anoxia ( oxygen lack ) of the skin and the tissues under the skin , including the walls of the ... body area affected ; for instance , a 20 - year - old man with third - degree burns over 50 percent of his body has a ...
... body , resulting in anoxia ( oxygen lack ) of the skin and the tissues under the skin , including the walls of the ... body area affected ; for instance , a 20 - year - old man with third - degree burns over 50 percent of his body has a ...
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... body temperature of 37.8 ° C ( 100 ° F ) . In general , the temperatures of small birds fluc- tuate more than do those of large birds . The temperature of a house wren ( Troglodytes ) may fluctuate 8 ° C ( 14 ° F ) in 24 hours , that of ...
... body temperature of 37.8 ° C ( 100 ° F ) . In general , the temperatures of small birds fluc- tuate more than do those of large birds . The temperature of a house wren ( Troglodytes ) may fluctuate 8 ° C ( 14 ° F ) in 24 hours , that of ...
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