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Britannica CD 2000 Deluxe Edition./CD-ROM-based Encyclopedia Britannica. 2000. 

Pauling, Linus. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th edn., 1974, pp. 1094-95 in the Macropedia. 

Ludwig Boltzmann, "Model," Encyclopedia Britannica (New York, 1911), XVH 638640. As discussed further, there is a problem with the distinction between "model" and "analogy." Georges Canguilhem has claimed to demonstrate that the distinction is perfectly impossible in Canguilhem. Etudes d histoire et de philosophie des sciences (Paris Vrin, 1979). 

Maxwell, James Clerk. "Physical Science." Encyclopedia Britannica. 9th ed. 1875. 19 13. 

Olson KR (1994) Paraquat and diquat. In Olson KR et al. (eds), Poisoning and drug overdose, 2nd ed. Appelton and Lange, Norwalk CT, pp. 245-246 Ordish G (2007) History of agriculture Beginnings of pest control. In Encyclopedia Britannica. 

The following diagrams which Professor James prepared for the Fourteenth Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica show very clearly the separations by which the original complex earths ceria and yttria were resolved into the simple oxides of the rare earth metals. 

Flame. Accdg to the Encyclopedia Britannica (1964) 9, 413—16, flame, as a phenomenon of the physical world, is generally understood to be burning gas. Its prerequisite is (he formation of an explosive mixture, eg firedamp and air. If such a mixture is ignited (by spark or small flame), combustion spreads... 

Historical development of electron tube is described in Encyclopedia Britannica, 1952 edition, Vol 8, p 340H... 

Gun-cotton continues to be an objeot of great interest on account of its application to the beautiful ait of photography. When the cotton is prepared in such a way as to burn slowly, it is not liable to spontaneous ignition, and it is in this state perfectly soluble in ether, which the more explosive cotton is not, If the ethereal solution be poured on the surface of cold wator, a paper is produced, which is prepared for tire use of the photographer. This paper is a very active aleetrio, and is perfectly soluble in ether. Collodion bos also been made use of in surgery, by applying the ethereal solution to a wound, when a thin delicate artificial skin is formed by it, which perfectly excludes the air.—Encyclopedia Britannica. 

This weapon was used successfully for over 10 centuries(ineluding Norman invasion of England in die 11th century and battle of Crecy in the 14th century) and even competed for some time with early firearms, which were not as efficient as arbalests of the 14th and 15th centuries Refs 1) Webs ter s Unabridged Dictionary (1951), 137 2)Encyclopedia Britannica. 

Refs l)Encyclopedia Britannica 2 (1952), 388 2)M.M.Kostevitch, Buenos Aires, Argentina private communication (1955)... 

Forensic science is generally regarded as a supporting science of criminology. Its aim is to collect and to identify physical remnants of a crime, and from these to draw conclusions about the victim(s), the perpetrators), the weapon(s), time and location of the crime as well as how it was committed, if at all. This science is relatively new7 and entered the court rooms only in 1902, when fingerprint evidence was accepted, in an English court, for the first time. The 1998 CD-ROM Encyclopedia Britannica writes about forensic science ... 

Carlos A. Cuadra, Annual Review oflnformation Science and Technology, Vol. 3, Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, 1968. 

It is appropriate to conclude this summary profile of Britain s first Opium War by quoting from the 15th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, published in 1977. What the brief biographical sketch of Lin Tse-hsu — the leader of the Chinese Emperor s fight to defeat British drugging of the Chinese... 

Drexler KE (1990) Nanotechnology. In Yearbook of science and the future. Encyclopedia Britannica, London, 162 163-67... 

Britannica CD, Encyclopedia Britannica CD 99 Multimedia Edition, Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, IL, 1999. 

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