The American Journal of Science and Arts, Volumes 93-94S. Converse, 1867 - Science |
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... important work on the " Transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769 , " published at Gotha in 1822 and 1824. He also matured his in- vestigation of the comet of 1680 , and of the remarkable comet of short period which bears his name . Zach's ...
... important work on the " Transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769 , " published at Gotha in 1822 and 1824. He also matured his in- vestigation of the comet of 1680 , and of the remarkable comet of short period which bears his name . Zach's ...
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... to Col. Knox , commandant of Fort Dakota , at Sioux Falls , for important facilities in my examinations . The first detailed account of the Pipestone quarry that I F. V. Hayden on the Geology of Northeastern Dakota . 19.
... to Col. Knox , commandant of Fort Dakota , at Sioux Falls , for important facilities in my examinations . The first detailed account of the Pipestone quarry that I F. V. Hayden on the Geology of Northeastern Dakota . 19.
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... important of the dead man's possessions and is almost in- variably buried with the body , and if a knowledge of this rock had extended back into the stone age , it is almost certain that some indications of it would have been brought to ...
... important of the dead man's possessions and is almost in- variably buried with the body , and if a knowledge of this rock had extended back into the stone age , it is almost certain that some indications of it would have been brought to ...
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... important divisions , have been determined by the labors of Morton , Conrad , Lea , Lyell , Tuomey and others . Most of these observations , how- ever , have been confined to a few localities , or to such as were situated at short ...
... important divisions , have been determined by the labors of Morton , Conrad , Lea , Lyell , Tuomey and others . Most of these observations , how- ever , have been confined to a few localities , or to such as were situated at short ...
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... important of the formations of the state of Mississippi , and that , judging by the trend of its out- lines on the Mississippi river , it must be still more so in Louis- iana ; while in Alabama it rapidly contracts , and attracts so ...
... important of the formations of the state of Mississippi , and that , judging by the trend of its out- lines on the Mississippi river , it must be still more so in Louis- iana ; while in Alabama it rapidly contracts , and attracts so ...
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