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THE annual reprot, 1946–47, of the faculty of science, Found I University of Cairo, gives a brief description of the research activities, including particulars of papers published and some notes on researches in progress. In the Department of Pure Mathematics work is continuing on the distribution of cranial curves and on mortality tables, while in that of Applied Mathematics work is in progress on the unified field theory, the velocity potential of the fluid motion induced by the motion of a cylinder in an infinite mass of compressible fluid, and the effect of polarization on secondary scattered light. In the Department of Physics the subjects under investigation include electron polarization, viscosity of gases, electron diffraction by liquid films, the measurement of atmospheric turbulence, supersonic diffraction through slits and the viscosity of plastics. In the Department of Zoology the study of some biological and morphological aspects of lamelli-branchs, the fauna of Egypt, the excretion of reptiles, and the embryology of scorpions is continuing, and a study has commenced of the anatomy, histology and physiology of the digestive system of some Egyptian Lacertilia. In the Department of Entomology work continued on some of the Bombyliidse of Egypt, and on the biology and ecology of various dung insects.
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Fouad I University, Cairo : Faculty of Science. Nature 163, 673 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163673c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/163673c0