The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... central nervous system . Since the optic nerve and retina are , embryonically , an extension of the brain , it is not surprising that central nervous system diseases fre- quently affect the eye , and visual defects may be the ear- liest ...
... central nervous system . Since the optic nerve and retina are , embryonically , an extension of the brain , it is not surprising that central nervous system diseases fre- quently affect the eye , and visual defects may be the ear- liest ...
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... central Africa THE SLAVE AND IVORY TRADE NORTH OF THE ZAMBEZI Long before the beginning of the 19th century , Central Africa was crisscrossed by trade routes to both the east and west coasts . By the second half of the 18th century ...
... central Africa THE SLAVE AND IVORY TRADE NORTH OF THE ZAMBEZI Long before the beginning of the 19th century , Central Africa was crisscrossed by trade routes to both the east and west coasts . By the second half of the 18th century ...
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... central regions ; and the Humpata Highlands and Serra da Chela in the south . The uplands slope down to the coast in a series of escarpments joined by level areas . In the east they dip gradually toward the drainage systems of the Congo ...
... central regions ; and the Humpata Highlands and Serra da Chela in the south . The uplands slope down to the coast in a series of escarpments joined by level areas . In the east they dip gradually toward the drainage systems of the Congo ...
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SÃO PAULO | 6 |
SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE | 10 |
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