Quarterly Journal of Science: 1866, Volume 3John Churchill and Sons, 1866 |
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... Experimental and Theoretical ; embodying Twelve Lectures delivered in the Royal College of Chemistry , London . By A. W. Hofmann , LL.D. , F.R.S. , & c . 43 47 54 61 CHRONICLES OF SCIENCE AND PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES . ART ii ...
... Experimental and Theoretical ; embodying Twelve Lectures delivered in the Royal College of Chemistry , London . By A. W. Hofmann , LL.D. , F.R.S. , & c . 43 47 54 61 CHRONICLES OF SCIENCE AND PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES . ART ii ...
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... experiments of General Roy , who considered that the boiling - point of water varied 0.88 of a degree for every half - inch of a variation of the barometer At the Villa de Orotava , at an elevation of 1,141 feet , I found the average ...
... experiments of General Roy , who considered that the boiling - point of water varied 0.88 of a degree for every half - inch of a variation of the barometer At the Villa de Orotava , at an elevation of 1,141 feet , I found the average ...
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... experiment could occasionally be made , and with it the numerous local variations , now to be feared , would be entirely obviated . II . THE CATTLE PLAGUE . IT is but a short history and description that can be placed on record here of ...
... experiment could occasionally be made , and with it the numerous local variations , now to be feared , would be entirely obviated . II . THE CATTLE PLAGUE . IT is but a short history and description that can be placed on record here of ...
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... experiments administering stimulants . I have found the following mixture , possessing stimu- lant , diuretic , and diaphoretic properties , very efficacious : - Stimulant . Carbonate of ammonia , of an oz . Sweet spirit of nitre Spirit ...
... experiments administering stimulants . I have found the following mixture , possessing stimu- lant , diuretic , and diaphoretic properties , very efficacious : - Stimulant . Carbonate of ammonia , of an oz . Sweet spirit of nitre Spirit ...
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... experiments were only recently confirmed and synthetically completed by the more extended researches of Ber- thelot . The following must serve as a description of the mode of producing alcohol by synthesis , and we trust that it will be ...
... experiments were only recently confirmed and synthetically completed by the more extended researches of Ber- thelot . The following must serve as a description of the mode of producing alcohol by synthesis , and we trust that it will be ...
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Página 153 - I may be allowed to personify the natural preservation or survival of the fittest, cares nothing for appearances, except in so far as they are useful to any being. She can act on every internal organ, on every shade of constitutional difference, on the whole machinery of life. Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends.
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Página 68 - So man is approaching a more complete fulfilment of that great and sacred mission which he has to perform in this world. His reason being created after the image of God, he has to use it to discover the laws by which the Almighty governs His creation, and, by making these laws his standard of action, to conquer nature to his use ; himself a divine instrument.
Página 163 - These poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their hideous faces bedaubed with white paint, their skins filthy and greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can hardly make oneself believe that they are fellow-creatures and inhabitants of the same world.
Página 165 - Not one man in a thousand has accuracy of eye and judgment sufficient to become an eminent breeder. If gifted with these qualities, and he studies his subject for years, and devotes his lifetime to it with indomitable perseverance, he will succeed, and may make great improvements; if he wants any of these qualities, he will assuredly fail.
Página 59 - Europe; our nearest relatives in the animal kingdom are confined to hot, almost to tropical climates, and it is in such countries that we ai'e most likely to find the earliest traces of the human race.
Página 308 - The Treasury of Botany, or Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom ; with which is incorporated a Glossary of Botanical Terms.