The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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They appear at a height of about 50 miles ( 80 km ) and re- main in sunlight when the area below has become dark . Clouds Outside the Troposphere . Occasionally clouds are found very much higher above the earth's surface than clouds are ...
They appear at a height of about 50 miles ( 80 km ) and re- main in sunlight when the area below has become dark . Clouds Outside the Troposphere . Occasionally clouds are found very much higher above the earth's surface than clouds are ...
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Some show lower viscosity with increased speed of stirring but become al- most solid when stirring stops . This phenom- enon , called thixotropy , occurs in substances such as oil well drilling mud and nondrip paint .
Some show lower viscosity with increased speed of stirring but become al- most solid when stirring stops . This phenom- enon , called thixotropy , occurs in substances such as oil well drilling mud and nondrip paint .
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The everyday functioning of society is largely a mixture of a good deal of regularity with some irregularity , or deviance . At times the irregularity in society may become so great that the society dissolves ; with less deviance it may ...
The everyday functioning of society is largely a mixture of a good deal of regularity with some irregularity , or deviance . At times the irregularity in society may become so great that the society dissolves ; with less deviance it may ...
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