The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... earth's surface affects the balance of our whirling planet . A heavy snowfall in Canada , atmospheric pressures flowing over the earth , tides ebbing and flooding , millions of tons of silt carried down the Mississippi and the Nile all ...
... earth's surface affects the balance of our whirling planet . A heavy snowfall in Canada , atmospheric pressures flowing over the earth , tides ebbing and flooding , millions of tons of silt carried down the Mississippi and the Nile all ...
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... earth are bounced Outstretched Antennas Read the Secrets of Earth's Weather Meteorologists seek clues to long - range weather forecasting by measuring both solar energy absorbed by the earth and the energy radiated back into space from ...
... earth are bounced Outstretched Antennas Read the Secrets of Earth's Weather Meteorologists seek clues to long - range weather forecasting by measuring both solar energy absorbed by the earth and the energy radiated back into space from ...
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... earth . Three such sat- ellites , spaced around the world and orbiting at the speed of the earth's rotation , would revolu- tionize transoceanic communications . Certain short waves , now useless because they shoot right through the ...
... earth . Three such sat- ellites , spaced around the world and orbiting at the speed of the earth's rotation , would revolu- tionize transoceanic communications . Certain short waves , now useless because they shoot right through the ...
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Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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