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IX. Report on the eruptions of the soufrière, St. Vincent, 1902, and on a visit to Montagne Pelèe, in Martinique. -Part I. 9关于soufri<e:1>火山喷发的报告，圣文森特，1902年，以及访问马提尼克岛的Montagne pel<e:1>火山。-我。

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A-Containing Papers of a Mathematical or Physical Character Pub Date : 1903-03-09 DOI: 10.1098/RSTA.1903.0010

T. Anderson, J. Flett

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VIII. On the movements of the flame in the explosion of gases. 8关于气体爆炸时火焰的运动。

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A-Containing Papers of a Mathematical or Physical Character Pub Date : 1903-02-04 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1903.0009

H. Dixon

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