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- Duke of Argyll
Elements of Swift's Comet, p. 8
- W. C. W.
New York Microscopical Society, p. 8
Ephemeris of Swift's Comet, p. 9
- L. Trouvelot
Jupiter. Observations of the Great Red Spot, pp. 9-10
- E. E. Barnard
The Cambridge Observatory, p. 11
- W. C. W.
On the Thermal Balance, pp. 11-12
- S. P. Langley
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Hunger the Primitive Desire, p. 14
- S. V. Clevenger
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- Edward C. Spitzka
Effect of Pressure on the Fusion Point, p. 16
The Philosophical Society of Washington, p. 16
Hypnotism, p. 16
The Hammond Prize, pp. 16-17
Chesapeake Zoological Laboratory, pp. 17-19
The Materialistic Origin of the Sexes, pp. 19-20
- Andrew Dewar
The Mechanics of Bird-Flight, pp. 20-21
Color Relations of Metals, p. 21
Detection of Starch-Sugar Mechanically Mixed with Commercial Cane-Sugar, p. 21
- P. Casamajor
Astronomy, p. 22
- C. A. Young; W. F. Denning; W. C. W.
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- F. Schwatka
On Heat Conduction in Highly Rarefied Air, pp. 32-33
- William Crookes
Professor Huxley on Evolution, pp. 33-35
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- Duke of Argyll
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- J. C. Arthur
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- Spencer Umfreville Pickering
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New Portable Microscope, pp. 54-55
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Recent Progress of Science, pp. 76-78
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Cause of the Blue Color of Certain Waters, pp. 78-81
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Probable Branchial Origin of the Thyroid and Thymus Glands, p. 293
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Comet Observations at Princeton, p. 309
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The Blue Color of the Sky, p. 309
Dolbear's New Telephone System, pp. 310-313
Upon a Modification of Wheatstone's Microphone, and Its Adaptability to Radiophonic Researches, pp. 314-315
- Alex. Graham Bell
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- C. A. Young
Primordial Cosmic Rings. III, pp. 318-320
- Edgar L. Larkin
The Use of Water as a Fuel, pp. 321-323
- George W. Rachel
Dr. Günthers Ichthyology, pp. 323-327
- An Introduction to the Study of Fishes.
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Correspondence, pp. 327-328
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- Edgar L. Larkin
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[Editorial], p. 329
- Edward C. Pickering
The Unity of Nature. IX. The Origin of Religion Considered in the Light of the Unity of Nature (Continued), pp. 330-333
- Duke of Argyll
The Comet, pp. 334-335
On the Overgrown Teeth of Fiber Wibethicus, p. 336
- Herman L. Fairchild
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], p. 341
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- S. V. Clevenger
Æther, pp. 344-345
- Pliny Earle Chase
Comet C, 1881, p. 345
Comet B, 1881, pp. 346-348
- Edward S. Holden
The Unity of Nature. IX. The Origin of Religion Considered in the Light of the Unity of Nature (Continued), pp. 348-350
- The Duke of Argyll
Ancient Planetary Rings, Volume, Mass and Density. IV, pp. 350-351
- Edgar L. Larkin
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], p. 353
Latent Solar Light, pp. 354-356
- Clara Lanza
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On an Occurrence of Gold in Maine, p. 357
- M. E. Wadsworth
Elements and Ephemeris of Comet (c), 1881.-Schæberle, p. 357
Photo-Micrography, pp. 358-359
- Carl Seiler
Planté and Faure Batteries, pp. 359-360
The Lesson of the Comet; Does It Show a New Force?, pp. 360-361
- Samuel J. Wallace
Correspondence, pp. 361-363
- Ormond Stone; Charles Morris
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- Text-Book of Experimental Organic Chemistry for Students.
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- ----------------, p. 363
- ----------------, p. 363
- On the Group "b" On the Solar Spectrum.
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- ----------------, pp. 363-364
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], pp. 365-367
Amylose, p. 367
Note on Photographs of the Spectrum of the Comet of June, 1881, p. 367
- Henry Draper
Observations on Siredon Lichenoides, pp. 367-368
- Wm. E. Carlin
An Analysis of Water Destructive to Fish in the Gulf of Mexico, p. 368
- F. M. Endlich
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- M. E. Wadsworth
Do We See Non-Luminous Bodies by Reflected Light?, pp. 370-372
- A. G. Gaines
Correspondence, pp. 372-374
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- A Parasite in Ægeria Syringæ. Harr., p. 375
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- ----------------, p. 376
- Tables for Qualitative Chemical Analysis, with an Introductory Chapter on the Cource of Analysis.
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Trichinæ in Rats, p. 376
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], p. 377
Astronomical Observatories, pp. 377-380
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Michigan Flora, pp. 380-382
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Disruption of Planetary Masses from the Primeval N. V., pp. 382-383
- Edgar L. Larkin
Microscopical Technology, pp. 383-386
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- W. C. W.
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], p. 389
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- W. H. Wiley
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- Duke of Argyll
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- Daniel Draper
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Report on the Geology and Resources of the Black Hills of Dakota., pp. 404-405
- Henry Newton; Walter P. Jenney; L. P. Gratacap
The Great Primordial Force, pp. 405-409
- Henry Raymond Rogers
The Tidal Evolution of the Moon, pp. 409-410
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An Afternoon on Passaic River, pp. 410-411
Selenographical, p. 411
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], p. 413
The State and Higher Education, pp. 413-416
- N. H. Winchell
Magic Mirrors, pp. 416-419
- M. Bertin
Recent Surgical Case, pp. 419-420
On the Germ Theory, pp. 420-422
- Prof. Pasteur
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- Geo. W. Rachel
Obituary: John Duncan, p. 424
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], pp. 425-426
The Connection of the Biological Sciences with Medicine, pp. 426-429
- T. H. Huxley
Notes on Experimental Chemistry, p. 429
- Albert B. Prescott
The Paris Electrical Exhibition, pp. 430-433
- Gustave Glaser
The American Chemical Society, pp. 433-434
- M. B.
The Successful Administration of Nitrous Oxide as an anæsthetic for Dental and Surgical Operations, p. 434
- E. P. Howland
Some Needed Reforms in the Use of Botanical Terms. I., p. 435
- Charles E. Ridler
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], p. 437
Historic Notes of Cosmic Physiology, p. 438
- T. Sterry Hunt
On the Unification of Geological Nomenclature, pp. 438-440
- Richard Owen
A New Material for Stop-Cocks and Stoppers for Reagent Bottles, p. 440
- H. W. Wiley
Phonetics of the Kayowe Language, pp. 440-441
- Albert S. Gatschet
Typical Thin Sections of the Rocks of the Cupriferous Series in Minnesota, p. 441
- N. H. Winchell
Worked Shells in New England Shell Heaps, p. 441
- Edward S. Morse
A Remarkable Instance of Retention of Heat by the Earth, pp. 441-442
- H. C. Hovey
Pilocarpin:-Its Action in Changing the Color of the Human Hair, pp. 442-443
- D. W. Prentiss
The Constitution of the "Atom" of Science, p. 443
- A. B. Blackwell
Bacteria and Their Relations to Plant Culture, pp. 443-444
- Thomas Taylor
Ancient Japanese Bronze Bells, p. 444
- Edward S. Morse
Time Service of Carleton College Observatory, at Northfield, Minnesota, p. 445
- William W. Payne
Changes in Mya and Lunatia Since the Deposition of the New England Shell Heaps, pp. 445-446
- Edward S. Morse
American Coal Fields, p. 446
Astronomy, pp. 446-447
- E. E. Barnard
Correspondence, p. 447
- Edward C. Pickering; E. C. Spitzka
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- Elements of Algebra.
- G. A. Wentworth
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Meteorological Report for New York City for the Week Ending Sept. 10, 1881, p. 448
- Daniel Draper
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Encke's Comet, p. 449
The Warner Astronomical Prizes, pp. 449-450
Hypermnesia or Exaltations of Memory, pp. 450-453
- Clara Lanza
The Excavation of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, pp. 453-454
- C. E. Dutton
Mixed Sugars, pp. 454-455
- H. W. Wiley
Coal Dust as an Element of Danger in Mining; Shown by the Late Explosion in the Albion Mines in Nova Scotia, pp. 455-456
- H. C. Hovey
History of Alhazen's Problem, pp. 456-457
Rotation of Reducing Power, as Measured by Fehling's Solution to the Rotatory Power of Commercial Amylose (Glucose and Grape Sugar), p. 457
- H. W. Wiley
On the Interior Condition of the Terrestrial Globe, p. 458
- M. E. Roche
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- The Microscope and Its Relation to Medicine and Pharmacy.
- Chas. H. Stowell; Louisa Reed Stowell
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Medical Congress Notes, p. 459
Notes, p. 460
Tests for Color-Blindness, p. 460
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[Note on the Death of President James A. Garfield], p. 461
A New Comet, pp. 461-463
On Cometary Appearances, pp. 463-464
- M. Jamin; Clara Lanza
Amylose: Its Constituents and Methods for Their Estimation, pp. 464-466
- H. W. Wiley
A Remarkable Invasion of Northern New York, by a Pyralid Insect Crambus vulgivagellus, pp. 467-468
- J. A. Lintner
Cañons-Their Character and Origin, pp. 468-470
- William Bross
Address of Col. Garrick Mallery, U. S. Army. Chairman of the Subsection of Anthropology of the A.A.A.S. at the Opening of that Subsection, pp. 470-471
Trichinæ Cysts, pp. 471-472
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- Daniel Draper
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Teaching of Chemistry and Physics in the United States. II., pp. 473-475
On the Sources of Energy in Nature Available to Man for the Production of Mechanical Effect, pp. 475-478
- William Thomson
On the Arrestation of Infusorial Life, p. 478
- Prof. Tyndall
Planté's Rheostatic Machine, pp. 478-481
- Clara Lanza; Th. Du Marcel
On a Process for Utilizing Waste Products and Economizing Fuel in the Extraction of Copper, p. 481
- J. Dixon
On the Chemical Action between Solids, p. 481
- Prof. Thorpe
A New Demonstration of the Carbonic Acid of the Breath, pp. 481-482
- C. F. Cross
The Best Method of Mounting Whole Chick Embryo, p. 482
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On the Alleged Decomposition of the Elements, p. 482
- Prof. Dewar
Astronomy, p. 482
Microscopy, pp. 482-483
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- ----------------, pp. 485-486
- Illusions, a Psychological Study.
- James Sully
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On the Discoveries of the Past Half-Century Relating to Animal Motion, pp. 486-489
- J. Burdon-Sanderson
Meteoric Dust, pp. 489-490
- Prof. Schuster
The New Astronomer Royal, p. 490
On the Electric Conductivity and Dichroic Absorption of Tourmaline, p. 490
- Silvanus P. Thompson
The Hydromotor Ship, pp. 491-493
- George Forbes
The Electric Discharge Through Colza Oil, p. 493
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- Balfour Stewart
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- ----------------, p. 496
- Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes.
- T. W. Webb
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- M. B.
Moundbuilder Skeletons. I., pp. 504-505
- W. C. Holbrook
White Corpuscles of the Blood, p. 505
Microscopy, pp. 505-506
Fossil Polyzoa-Nomenclature, p. 506
"Preserved Vegetables", pp. 506-507
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- Daniel Draper
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- J. Burdon-Sanderson
Jurassic Birds and Their Allies, pp. 512-513
- O. C. Marsh
The Limited Biological Importance of Synthetic Achievements in Organic Chemistry, p. 513
- Albert B. Prescott
The Terra Del Fuegians at the Garden of Acclimation, pp. 514-516
On a New System of Blowpipe Analysis. (I) The Use of Aluminium Plate for Volatilizing Substances, pp. 516-518
- W. A. Ross
Astronomy, p. 518
Correspondence, p. 519
- Isaac Sharpless
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Retarded Development in Insects, p. 525
- C. V. Riley
On the "Life Duration of the Heterocera (Moths), p. 525
- J. A. Lintner
Electric Railroads in Paris, pp. 526-527
Mechanical Science, pp. 528-531
- W. Armstrong
Correspondence, p. 532
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- Pliny Earle Chase
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[Editorial], p. 533
Scientific Associations in Washington, pp. 533-534
The Evolution of Flying Animals, pp. 534-536
- Charles Morris
The New Compressed Air Locomotive, pp. 536-537
Universal Energy of Light, p. 537
- Pliny Earle Chase
The Electric Exposition, pp. 538-541
- E. B. Stuart
Permanganate of Potash Used as an Antidote to the Poison of Serpents, p. 541
Electric Lighter of M. Desruelles, p. 542
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Satellites of Mars. Data for Ephemerides of the Satellites of Mars in the Opposition of 1881, p. 543
- Asaph Hall
[Electrical Resistance and the Coefficient of Expansion of Incandescent Platinum: Note], p. 544
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- Geo. B. Merriman
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Alcoholic Trance, pp. 545-546
Wheatstone and Brewster's Theory of Binocular Perspective, pp. 546-548
The Waters of Paris, pp. 548-552
The Evolution of Flying Animals (Continued), pp. 552-554
- Charles Morris
Stone Implements in the Drift. II, pp. 554-555
- Watson C. Holbrook
French Academy of Sciences August 8, 1881, p. 555
Comet (g) 1881, Swift, p. 555
- C. S. Whittlere
Copying Ink for Readily Transcribing Letters Without a Press, pp. 555-556
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The Satellites of Mars, p. 557
- A. Hall
Theory of the Moon's Motion, pp. 557-558
New York Academy of Sciences, pp. 558-560
The American Chemical Society, p. 560
On the Nature of the Diphtheritic Contagium, pp. 560-562
- H. C. Wood
Solar Parallax, p. 562
Ephemeris of the Satellites of Mars for the Opposition of 1881, pp. 563-564
- H. S. Pritchett
----------------, p. 564
- Elements of Quaternions.
- A. S. Hardy
- Review author[s]: Alex S. Christie
Large Telescopes, pp. 564-566
On Maximum Synchronous Glaciation, pp. 566-567
- W. J. McGee
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- Albert E. Ebert
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- Daniel Draper
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- Manual of Sugar Analysis.
- J. H. Tucker
Outlines of the Geology of the Northeastern West Indies Islands, pp. 570-571
- P. T. Cleve
The Excavation of the Bed of the Kaaterskill, N. Y., pp. 571-573
- Alexis A. Julien
Ringing Fences, p. 573
- S. W. Robinson
The Aye-Aye or Cheiromys of Madagascar, pp. 574-576
Detection of Oleomargarine, pp. 576-577
- P. Casamajor
Filaria of the Human Blood, pp. 577-578
A Very Remarkable Meteor, p. 578
- E. E. Barnard
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[Letter Regarding Some Astronomical Observations], p. 581
- Edward C. Pickering
Shaler and Davis' "Glaciers", pp. 581-584
- W. J. McGee
On the Cell-Doctrine and the Bioplasson-Doctrine, pp. 584-589
- Louis Elsberg
Dr. D. Draper's Instrument for Recording the Velocity of the Wind, p. 590
Statistics of the Sun, p. 590
French Academy of Sciences, p. 591
Infected Pork, p. 591
The Comparative Action of Dry Heat and Sulphurous Acid upon Putrefactive Bacteria, p. 591
Notes on the Mortality among Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, p. 592
- Spencer F. Baird; S. H. Johnson
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], pp. 593-594
The Discovery of the North Pole Practicable, pp. 594-595
- John P. Cheyne
An Experiment upon Electric Fish Made by Galvani, p. 596
- Clara Lanza
An Important Contribution to the Doctrine of Cerebral Localization, pp. 596-600
- E. C. Spitzka
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- Volcanoes: What They are and What They Teach.
- John W. Judd
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[Editorial], p. 605
- John Michels
The American Chemical Society, p. 606
- M. B.
The Volcanic Tuffs of Challis, Idaho, and Other Western Localities, pp. 606-609
- Alexis A. Julien
The Scientific Socities of Washington, D. C, p. 609
Diagrammatic Representation of Stereoscopic Phenomena ((Continued), pp. 609-612
- W. Le Conte Stevens
Foreign Notes on the Source of Comets' Light, p. 612
Correspondence, pp. 613-614
- George H. Stone; John P. Cheyne; Geo. W. Rachel; E. E. Barnard
Musical Fences, pp. 614-615
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- Daniel Draper
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[Editorial], p. 617
The Development of Heat by Muscular Activity, pp. 618-621
- A. Fick
Experiments of M. Bjerknes. "Inverse" Imitation of Electric and Magnetic by Hydro-Dynamic Phenomena, pp. 622-623
Shaler and Davis' "Glaciers" (Continued), pp. 624-630
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Living Objects for the Microscope, p. 630
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