The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 112
... become dark . Clouds Outside the Troposphere . Occasionally clouds are found very much higher above the earth's surface than clouds are usually found . Mother - of - pearl clouds occur in the stratosphere between about 13 and 19 miles ...
... become dark . Clouds Outside the Troposphere . Occasionally clouds are found very much higher above the earth's surface than clouds are usually found . Mother - of - pearl clouds occur in the stratosphere between about 13 and 19 miles ...
Page 262
... become al- most solid when stirring stops . This phenom- enon , called thixotropy , occurs in substances such as oil well drilling mud and nondrip paint . Other substances show the opposite effect and become solid when stirred rapidly ...
... become al- most solid when stirring stops . This phenom- enon , called thixotropy , occurs in substances such as oil well drilling mud and nondrip paint . Other substances show the opposite effect and become solid when stirred rapidly ...
Page 408
... become an effective legislature , many of its citizens proposed to get rich quickly by founding a company to trade with the Americas , Africa , and Asia , and to plant a colony on the Isthmus of Panama in the heart of the jealous ...
... become an effective legislature , many of its citizens proposed to get rich quickly by founding a company to trade with the Americas , Africa , and Asia , and to plant a colony on the Isthmus of Panama in the heart of the jealous ...
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