The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects, Volume 12James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas Robert Hardwicke, 1873 - Science |
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... contain a large saloon , designed by Mr. Bessemer , sus- pended in the middle of the ship in such a way that it can be moved about a longitudinal axis parallel to the keel . The motion of this saloon , which would be set up when the ...
... contain a large saloon , designed by Mr. Bessemer , sus- pended in the middle of the ship in such a way that it can be moved about a longitudinal axis parallel to the keel . The motion of this saloon , which would be set up when the ...
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... containing not less than 600 holes to the square inch , any explosions which take place within the envelope cannot be communicated to the gas out- side , and that the flame cannot pass through the gauze except under pressure . * In ...
... containing not less than 600 holes to the square inch , any explosions which take place within the envelope cannot be communicated to the gas out- side , and that the flame cannot pass through the gauze except under pressure . * In ...
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... contain , say , fifty species of plants , others comprise less than half that number ; from some plots the clovers ... containing ammonia salts , or nitrates , cause a great diminution in the number of species living in the plot to which ...
... contain , say , fifty species of plants , others comprise less than half that number ; from some plots the clovers ... containing ammonia salts , or nitrates , cause a great diminution in the number of species living in the plot to which ...
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... containing very few species , was raised in 1858 by Dr. Günther to the rank of a family , and placed near the Elapidæ among the colubrine snakes . Mr. Cope , on the other hand , con- siders it allied to the vipers . Stannius leaves the ...
... containing very few species , was raised in 1858 by Dr. Günther to the rank of a family , and placed near the Elapidæ among the colubrine snakes . Mr. Cope , on the other hand , con- siders it allied to the vipers . Stannius leaves the ...
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... contains several species of this family , but they are smaller in size , and far less venomous than those of America . When we consider their highly modified structure as well as their geographical range , it might reasonably be con ...
... contains several species of this family , but they are smaller in size , and far less venomous than those of America . When we consider their highly modified structure as well as their geographical range , it might reasonably be con ...
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