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SPECIMENS ILLUSTRATING ITS PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY
CHOSEN AND EDITED BY RAYMOND MACDONALD ALDEN, PH.D. Associate Professor in Leland Stanford Junior University

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TO my Father and Mother WHO HAVE GIVEN BOTH THE INSPIRATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MY STUDIES