Quarterly Journal of Science: 1866, Volume 3John Churchill and Sons, 1866 - Science |
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... miles apart . Some idea may be formed of the great antiquity of the streams of lava that run towards the sea , by a careful examination of the large ravine which I have already mentioned as having been 1866. ] 21 Teneriffe .
... miles apart . Some idea may be formed of the great antiquity of the streams of lava that run towards the sea , by a careful examination of the large ravine which I have already mentioned as having been 1866. ] 21 Teneriffe .
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1866. large ravine which I have already mentioned as having been formed by a waterspout in November , 1826. In some parts of it , I counted no less than 75 various layers of lava and vegetable earth ; some of the layers consisted of ...
1866. large ravine which I have already mentioned as having been formed by a waterspout in November , 1826. In some parts of it , I counted no less than 75 various layers of lava and vegetable earth ; some of the layers consisted of ...
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... already quoted informs us that " the Danish monarchy , in the four years from 1745 to 1749 , lost 280,000 head , and Holland , in the three years begining with 1769 , lost 395,000 head . These disasters attracted the attention of ...
... already quoted informs us that " the Danish monarchy , in the four years from 1745 to 1749 , lost 280,000 head , and Holland , in the three years begining with 1769 , lost 395,000 head . These disasters attracted the attention of ...
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... already made in this direction , for if he cannot yet form that plastic material , that protoplasm , in which life is first seen to dawn , at least he has robbed nature of her exclusive privilege to create substances which it has ...
... already made in this direction , for if he cannot yet form that plastic material , that protoplasm , in which life is first seen to dawn , at least he has robbed nature of her exclusive privilege to create substances which it has ...
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... already referred to ) , we may mention that the combination of glycerine with the so - called " fatty acids , " acetic , propionic , butyric , & c . , all of which are synthetized by the oxydation of propylic and other alcohols as already ...
... already referred to ) , we may mention that the combination of glycerine with the so - called " fatty acids , " acetic , propionic , butyric , & c . , all of which are synthetized by the oxydation of propylic and other alcohols as already ...
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