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... evidence of the former existence of animals of this re- markable group in Britain . The specimen forms part of the very rich collection of Crag fossils formed by the Rev. H. Canham , of Waldringfield , near Woodbridge . It was found in ...
... evidence of the former existence of animals of this re- markable group in Britain . The specimen forms part of the very rich collection of Crag fossils formed by the Rev. H. Canham , of Waldringfield , near Woodbridge . It was found in ...
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... evidence that man lived in Europe before the Glacial Epoch , and even if he did so , the action of the ice - sheet would probably have obliterated all records of his existence . " The fact was true when it appeared , but both the fact ...
... evidence that man lived in Europe before the Glacial Epoch , and even if he did so , the action of the ice - sheet would probably have obliterated all records of his existence . " The fact was true when it appeared , but both the fact ...
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... evidence of land glaciation on a great scale , we begin to see that they bear a definite relation to one another , and that the ice - sheet was the great " besom of destruction " which swept away all remains of the older inhabitants ...
... evidence of land glaciation on a great scale , we begin to see that they bear a definite relation to one another , and that the ice - sheet was the great " besom of destruction " which swept away all remains of the older inhabitants ...
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... evidence of life in the rocks which compose them ; and these rocks were referred to the " primary " group . It was not until the discovery of fossils in a limestone which occurs at Wrea in Peebles- shire , in their higher portion , by ...
... evidence of life in the rocks which compose them ; and these rocks were referred to the " primary " group . It was not until the discovery of fossils in a limestone which occurs at Wrea in Peebles- shire , in their higher portion , by ...
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... evidence to the chemical eye , that the illustrations have originated in the laboratory , and that they depict appa- ratus which can be practically used , and are not merely put in to please and catch the eye . In fact , when we compare ...
... evidence to the chemical eye , that the illustrations have originated in the laboratory , and that they depict appa- ratus which can be practically used , and are not merely put in to please and catch the eye . In fact , when we compare ...
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