Detecting Poisonous Gases by their Action upon small Animals
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Poisonous Plants and Effects on Animals
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific American
سال: 1913
ISSN: 0036-8733
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican12201913-385supp