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Front MatterSource: The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 35, No. 6 (Dec., 1932), pp. i-viiiPublished by: American Association for the Advancement of ScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/15382 .
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THE PROPOSED REVISION OF THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR. HENRY W. BEARCE. .. . .. ... ..... . .. 500
FOUNDATIONS OF THE FACE. DR. WILLIAM PATTEN .................. ............ 511
THE DAVID RITTENHOUSE BICENTENARY. DR M. J. BABB .... 522
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INDEX ...........................5........7.................. ............................ ............ 575
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