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McGRAW-HILL
CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FIFTH EDITION
McGRAW-HILL
CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FIFTH EDITION
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of science & technology.—5th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-07-142957-3 1. Science—Encyclopedias. 2. Technology— Encyclopedias. I. Title: Concise encyclopedia of science & technology. Q121.M29 503—dc22
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