The American Journal of Science and ArtsS. Converse, 1860 - Geology |
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... inches to that of several feet , forming a straight unbranched culm , with a bud at every node . The culm itself completes its entire growth the first season , and though it endure for years , even to the time of its flowering and ...
... inches to that of several feet , forming a straight unbranched culm , with a bud at every node . The culm itself completes its entire growth the first season , and though it endure for years , even to the time of its flowering and ...
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... inches ; in the " Piney - woods " swamps , in my immediate vicinity , ten or twelve feet is about the aver- age height . On Flint river it is common to find it as high as twenty - five and thirty feet ; whilst I have seen occasional ...
... inches ; in the " Piney - woods " swamps , in my immediate vicinity , ten or twelve feet is about the aver- age height . On Flint river it is common to find it as high as twenty - five and thirty feet ; whilst I have seen occasional ...
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... inch in diameter , but only some five feet high , and still so tender and soft that they could be easily crushed between the finger and thumb to within one and two joints of the ground ; yet every plant was in full bloom . There the ...
... inch in diameter , but only some five feet high , and still so tender and soft that they could be easily crushed between the finger and thumb to within one and two joints of the ground ; yet every plant was in full bloom . There the ...
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... inches . Length of Barrel . Weight . Calibre . lbs . 07 . No. 1 . 30.5 in . 16 0 0.46 in . No. 2 . 31.0 " 9 0 0.34 " 42.35 No. 3 . 30.4 " 7 4 0.42 " No. 4 . 12.0 " 2 12 0.36 " 47.37 No. 5 . 5.5 " 0 8 0.20 “ 12.85 They were all provided ...
... inches . Length of Barrel . Weight . Calibre . lbs . 07 . No. 1 . 30.5 in . 16 0 0.46 in . No. 2 . 31.0 " 9 0 0.34 " 42.35 No. 3 . 30.4 " 7 4 0.42 " No. 4 . 12.0 " 2 12 0.36 " 47.37 No. 5 . 5.5 " 0 8 0.20 “ 12.85 They were all provided ...
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... inches from the axis , while the centre of gravity was 37.4 inches distant from the same point : therefore we have , 39-739-139 39.7 : 37.4 :: 21-75 : 20.2 lb. or the pendulum resisted the impact of a body in motion as though its weight ...
... inches from the axis , while the centre of gravity was 37.4 inches distant from the same point : therefore we have , 39-739-139 39.7 : 37.4 :: 21-75 : 20.2 lb. or the pendulum resisted the impact of a body in motion as though its weight ...
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