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Afrika, atlas von. Wien, Hartleben, 1886. 16 p., 18 col. pi. 

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Bunge, G. Vitalismus und mechanismus. Leipzig, Vogel, 

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Classen, A. Quantitative chemische analyse durch electro- 

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Dammer, O. Chemisches handworterbuch zum gebrauche fur 

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Erman, E Nordenskiolds Vegafahrt um Asien und Europa. 

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Forum, the. Ed. by L. S. Metcalf. Vol. i. No. u NewYork, 

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Gneist, R. Das englische parlament in tausendjahrigen 

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Henning, C. Systematisch-topographischer atlas der anatomie 

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Middleton, J. H. Ancient Rome in 1885. Edinburgh, Black, 



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Ozanam, C. La circulation et le pouls histoire, physiologie, 

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Reclus, E. Nouvelle geographie universelle la terre et les 

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Roberts, M. J. Anatomical geometry and toponymy: an 

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Rous'set, L. A travers la Chine. 2d ed. Paris, Hachette, 

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Scipio, K. Des Aurelius Augustinus metaphysik im rahmen 

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