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Page 255
... surface of the maturing egg . The surface of a sea urchin egg has the ability to affect the passage of light unequally in different directions ; this property , called birefringence , is an indication that the molecules comprising the ...
... surface of the maturing egg . The surface of a sea urchin egg has the ability to affect the passage of light unequally in different directions ; this property , called birefringence , is an indication that the molecules comprising the ...
Page 440
... surface in the centre of the channel at the maximum distance from the boundary . In a wide straight channel , and in many natural rivers , the velocity is at a maximum in the centre near the water surface ( Figure 5 ) . Because width is ...
... surface in the centre of the channel at the maximum distance from the boundary . In a wide straight channel , and in many natural rivers , the velocity is at a maximum in the centre near the water surface ( Figure 5 ) . Because width is ...
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... surface that is everywhere regular . It may be readily demonstrated that there is no closed mini- mal surface in space . The theory of minimal surfaces is closely related to complex function theory because minimal surfaces are ...
... surface that is everywhere regular . It may be readily demonstrated that there is no closed mini- mal surface in space . The theory of minimal surfaces is closely related to complex function theory because minimal surfaces are ...
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would become the principal reserve asset while gold | 36 |
Excretion the elimination of the waste products of | 50 |
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