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... remains had never been found in any of the river deposits of the district . It was supposed that the great extension of the ice prevented their mi- gration hither . It is clear , now that we have found these remains in caves , that they ...
... remains had never been found in any of the river deposits of the district . It was supposed that the great extension of the ice prevented their mi- gration hither . It is clear , now that we have found these remains in caves , that they ...
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... remains have been obtained from them . Above the Ardwell group the officers of the Geological Survey recognise a mass of strata to which they have given the name of the " Lower or Moffat Shale group . " This group is composed of ...
... remains have been obtained from them . Above the Ardwell group the officers of the Geological Survey recognise a mass of strata to which they have given the name of the " Lower or Moffat Shale group . " This group is composed of ...
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... remains to be here noted , because of all existing creatures they come nearest to the frog , after the Urodela . ( To be continued . ) INAUGURATION OF THE LINNEAN SO- CIETY'S NEW ROOMS OPENING ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT IT is now ...
... remains to be here noted , because of all existing creatures they come nearest to the frog , after the Urodela . ( To be continued . ) INAUGURATION OF THE LINNEAN SO- CIETY'S NEW ROOMS OPENING ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT IT is now ...
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... remains of cedar trees , and resting on a bed of compact calcareous sand- : tone . Mr. Bland examines the evidence afforded ( as to subsidence ) , by the distribution of land shells on the Bahama Islands . The total number of species ...
... remains of cedar trees , and resting on a bed of compact calcareous sand- : tone . Mr. Bland examines the evidence afforded ( as to subsidence ) , by the distribution of land shells on the Bahama Islands . The total number of species ...
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... remains without result , whilst my thermometer , which has solved the great problem of the true temperature of the sea even at its greatest depths , has been adopted not only by our own Government , but also by all the principal ...
... remains without result , whilst my thermometer , which has solved the great problem of the true temperature of the sea even at its greatest depths , has been adopted not only by our own Government , but also by all the principal ...
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Página 160 - An Introduction to Physical Measurements, with Appendices on Absolute Electrical Measurement. &c. By Dr. F. Kohlrausch. Translated from the Second German Edition by TH Waller, BA, B.Sc., and HR Procter, FCS (London : J. and A. Churchill, New Burlington Street, 1873.) MESSRS. TH WALLER and HR Procter have furnished us with a translation of the second edition of Dr. KoYrausch's "Physical Measurements," to which they have auded several useful Appendices and Tables.