The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects, Volume 11James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas Robert Hardwicke, 1872 - Science |
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... ENTERTAINING AND INSTRUCTIVE ARTICLES ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS . EDITED BY HENRY LAWSON , M.D. VOLUME XI . LONDON : ROBERT HARDWICKE , 192 PICCADILLY ; AND ALL BOOKSELLERS . 1872 . LONDON : PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . , NEW.
... ENTERTAINING AND INSTRUCTIVE ARTICLES ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS . EDITED BY HENRY LAWSON , M.D. VOLUME XI . LONDON : ROBERT HARDWICKE , 192 PICCADILLY ; AND ALL BOOKSELLERS . 1872 . LONDON : PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . , NEW.
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... SCIENTIFIC SUMMARY : - Astronomy Botany Chemistry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... : ... ... ... 391 66 , 177 , 288 , 450 ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 79 , 191 , 303 , 414 83 , 195 , 308 , 417 86 , 200 , 312 , 419 Geology and Paleontology ...
... SCIENTIFIC SUMMARY : - Astronomy Botany Chemistry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... : ... ... ... 391 66 , 177 , 288 , 450 ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 79 , 191 , 303 , 414 83 , 195 , 308 , 417 86 , 200 , 312 , 419 Geology and Paleontology ...
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... SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE . ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE FIRST ARTISTS OF THE DAY . PUBLISHED QUARTERLY . LONDON : ROBERT HARDWICKE , 192 PICCADILLY ; AND ALL BOOKSELLERS . SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . , PRINTERS , NEW - STREET SQUARE , LONDON Complete ...
... SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE . ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE FIRST ARTISTS OF THE DAY . PUBLISHED QUARTERLY . LONDON : ROBERT HARDWICKE , 192 PICCADILLY ; AND ALL BOOKSELLERS . SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . , PRINTERS , NEW - STREET SQUARE , LONDON Complete ...
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... SCIENTIFIC BOTANY ; Or , BOTANY AS AN. ROYAL INSTITUTION of GREAT BRITAIN , Albemarle Street , W. The next ACTONIAN PRIZE , or PRIZES , SEA - HORSE HOUSE , 190 GT . PORTLAND ST . , LONDON , W. or Essays , illustrative of the Wisdom and ...
... SCIENTIFIC BOTANY ; Or , BOTANY AS AN. ROYAL INSTITUTION of GREAT BRITAIN , Albemarle Street , W. The next ACTONIAN PRIZE , or PRIZES , SEA - HORSE HOUSE , 190 GT . PORTLAND ST . , LONDON , W. or Essays , illustrative of the Wisdom and ...
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A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas. PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC BOTANY ; Or , BOTANY AS AN INDUCTIVE SCIENCE . Translated by Dr ...
A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas. PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC BOTANY ; Or , BOTANY AS AN INDUCTIVE SCIENCE . Translated by Dr ...
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Page 207 - It is almost impossible to enumerate all the symptoms of this first invader upon the constitution, as in a hundred cases of Indigestion there will probably be something peculiar to each; but be they what they may, they are all occasioned by the food becoming a burden rather than a support to the stomach ; and in all its stages the medicine most wanted is that...
Page 268 - Observer' at a salary of 100£ per annum, his duty being 'forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting the art of navigation.
Page 336 - ... by a peculiar process accidentally discovered, and known only to the proprietor, and which he firmly believes to be one of the most valuable modern discoveries in medicine, by which all the essential and extractive matter of more than an ounce of the flowers is concentrated in four moderate-sized pills. Experience has afforded the most ample proof that they possess all the fine aromatic and stomachic properties for which the herb has been esteemed ; and, as they are taken into the stomach unencumbered...
Page 76 - SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY: Containing a Description and Life-size coloured Drawing of every British Plant. Edited and brought up to the Present Standard of Scientific Knowledge by T. BOSWELL (formerly SYMB), LL.DFLS, &c. With Popular Descriptions of the Uses, History, and Traditions of each Plant, by Mrs. LANKESTEB, Author of " Wild Flowers Worth Notice," " The British Ferns,
Page 336 - ... to the taste, and unable to name one individual article of food which disagrees with or sits unpleasantly on the stomach. Never forget that a small meal well digested affords more nourishment to the system than a large one, even of the same food, when digested imperfectly. Let the...
Page 336 - Pills should be immediately taken, as they will stop and eradicate disease at its commencement. Indeed, it is most confidently asserted, that by the timely use of this medicine only, and a common degree of caution, any person may enjoy all the...
Page 336 - PATENT LEVER, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the Truss (which cannot fail to fit) forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body (two inches below the hips) being sent to the Manufacturer, Mr.
Page 336 - ... mixing them well, and blending the whole together before they are swallowed ; and it is particularly urged upon all to take plenty of time to their meals and never eat in haste. If you conform to this short and simple, but comprehensive advice, and find that there are various things which...
Page 336 - ... been placed the very first in rank of all restorative medicines is, that in taking it the stomach has always been loaded with water which tends in a great measure to counteract, and very frequently wholly to destroy the effect. It must be evident that loading a weak stomach with a large quantity of water, merely for the purpose of conveying into it a small quantity of medicine, must be injurious; and that the medicine must possess powerful renovating properties only to counteract the bad effects...