Science, Volume 46

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Moses King, 1917 - Science
Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science.

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Page 407 - Were the face of the earth, he says, vacant of other plants, it might be gradually sowed and overspread with one kind only, as for instance with fennel : and were it empty of other inhabitants, it might in a few ages be replenished from one nation only, as for instance with Englishmen...
Page 263 - Soon shall thy arm, unconquer'd Steam, afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car ; Or, on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot through the fields of air...
Page 600 - States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose...
Page 420 - Descriptive Catalogue of the Nests and Eggs of Birds found Breeding in Australia and Tasmania
Page 133 - AN ACT To increase the efficiency and change the name of the United States Marine Hospital Service [32 Stats., 7121 Be it enacted Tyy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States Marine-Hospital Service...
Page 75 - Herbert Spencer's definition of life, as "the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.
Page 420 - Directors, a position which he held at the time of his death. He was also...
Page 604 - I wish to express my appreciation of the honor conferred upon me by...
Page 226 - Is necessary to determine the best, cheapest, and most available means for the production of nitrates and other products for munitions of war and useful in the manufacture of fertilizers...
Page 583 - Norton, vice-president of the college and head of the department of mathematics has been granted a leave of absence for the remainder of the year. He sailed for France on December 6th where he is to have charge of a YMCA base camp.

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