The American Journal of Science and ArtsS. Converse, 1860 - Geology |
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Page 31
... remarkable product of the experimental skill and mechanical ingenuity of his countrymen . Inasmuch therefore as our own rifle for years has stood with- out a rival , how happens it that for the use of our army we have been induced to ...
... remarkable product of the experimental skill and mechanical ingenuity of his countrymen . Inasmuch therefore as our own rifle for years has stood with- out a rival , how happens it that for the use of our army we have been induced to ...
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... remarkable of which would be in regard to the plant . The carbonic acid of the atmosphere , in contact with the ex- panding surface of the young leaves , would be absorbed by the water in their pores , and in this condition would be ...
... remarkable of which would be in regard to the plant . The carbonic acid of the atmosphere , in contact with the ex- panding surface of the young leaves , would be absorbed by the water in their pores , and in this condition would be ...
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... remarkable . Thus , Larix Americana and Larix Europaea ; Nym- phæa odorata and Nymphaea alba ; Ledum latifolium and Ledum palustre , Trientalis Americana and Trientalis Europæea ; Vaccinium macrocarpum and V. Oxycoccos ( many others ...
... remarkable . Thus , Larix Americana and Larix Europaea ; Nym- phæa odorata and Nymphaea alba ; Ledum latifolium and Ledum palustre , Trientalis Americana and Trientalis Europæea ; Vaccinium macrocarpum and V. Oxycoccos ( many others ...
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... remarkable not only for their extent but for their long continuance . The magnetic observations are ordinarily made every hour , but on the preceding days , observations were made every five minutes . We have not room to publish these ...
... remarkable not only for their extent but for their long continuance . The magnetic observations are ordinarily made every hour , but on the preceding days , observations were made every five minutes . We have not room to publish these ...
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... remarkable , that this substance , whose composition is distinguished from that of phoron by ¤¿¤ ̧ should have a boiling point as low . The second constituent of the essence of rosin has its boiling point at 160 ° C. , and possesses all ...
... remarkable , that this substance , whose composition is distinguished from that of phoron by ¤¿¤ ̧ should have a boiling point as low . The second constituent of the essence of rosin has its boiling point at 160 ° C. , and possesses all ...
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