Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volume 3Metcalf and Company, 1857 - Humanities Vol. 12 (from May 1876 to May 1877) includes: Researches in telephony / by A. Graham Bell. |
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... flower of his life . We remember still the poetical ardor with which he cultivated his favorite sciences , the fervor and enthusiasm with which he taught them , and the rare fascination and eloquence with which he discoursed upon them ...
... flower of his life . We remember still the poetical ardor with which he cultivated his favorite sciences , the fervor and enthusiasm with which he taught them , and the rare fascination and eloquence with which he discoursed upon them ...
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... flowers , obtained from an oak - tree of North Carolina . Dr. C. T. Jackson gave some account of the copper and gold mines of North Carolina ; some of the copper mines are old gold mines which were worked till they became unprofit- able ...
... flowers , obtained from an oak - tree of North Carolina . Dr. C. T. Jackson gave some account of the copper and gold mines of North Carolina ; some of the copper mines are old gold mines which were worked till they became unprofit- able ...
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... flowers are known . These specimens gave rise to an in- teresting discussion on the age of this tree , and on the size and age of large trees generally . " Voted , That the meeting of the fourth Tuesday of May be omitted , on account of ...
... flowers are known . These specimens gave rise to an in- teresting discussion on the age of this tree , and on the size and age of large trees generally . " Voted , That the meeting of the fourth Tuesday of May be omitted , on account of ...
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... flower of the order Rafflesiacea , of which it is the only representa- tive in North America . Professor Horsford exhibited an obstruction which had been removed from a wooden pump - log at the Water - Cure establishment of Brattleboro ...
... flower of the order Rafflesiacea , of which it is the only representa- tive in North America . Professor Horsford exhibited an obstruction which had been removed from a wooden pump - log at the Water - Cure establishment of Brattleboro ...
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... flower - buds of the same inflorescence . The Corresponding Secretary communicated ; from the au- thor , the following " Synopsis of the Cactaceae of the Territory of the United States and Adjacent Regions , by GEORGE ENgelmann , M. D. ...
... flower - buds of the same inflorescence . The Corresponding Secretary communicated ; from the au- thor , the following " Synopsis of the Cactaceae of the Territory of the United States and Adjacent Regions , by GEORGE ENgelmann , M. D. ...
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