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- ↑ Low p.129-132
- ↑ Dixon, Bryony. "Secrets of Nature (1922–33)". BFI Screenonlinee. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Unveiling the Secrets of Nature". The Bioscope. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
