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Second Spasm

Enzymes

By D. W. Moss. (Contemporary Science Paperbacks, No. 15.) Pp. vii + 110. (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.) 7s. 6d.

The Interior Planets

By V. Axel Firsoff. (Contemporary Science Paperbacks, No. 16.) Pp. vii + 120 + 10 plates. (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.) 7s. 6d.

Life: Its Nature, Origins and Distribution

By Josephine Marquand. (Contemporary Science Paperbacks, No. 17.) Pp. xi + 96 + 8 plates. (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.) 7s. 6d.

Natural High Polymers

By C. T. Greenwood and E. Ann Milne. (Contemporary Science Paperbacks, No. 18.) Pp. vii + 128. (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.) 7s. 6d.

Aspects of Analytical Chemistry

By R. A. Chalmers. (Contemporary Science Paperbacks, No. 19.) Pp. vii + 144. (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.) 7s. 6d.

The World of a Gynaecologist

By C. Scott Russell. (Contemporary Science Paperbacks, No. 20.) Pp. vii + 104. (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.) 7s. 6d.

Exploration of the Moon by Spacecraft

By Z. Kopal. (Contemporary Science Paperbacks, No. 21.) Pp. vii + 88 + 32 plates. (Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.) 7s. 6d.

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SYKES, P. Second Spasm. Nature 219, 97–98 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219097a0

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