Nature, Том 5Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1872 |
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... coast of America . They were found in mud , at depths of 160 and 200 fathoms , and it seems probable that this species , at least , is sedentary , and that it lives with a por- tion of the base of the stem rooted in the soft mud . tinia ...
... coast of America . They were found in mud , at depths of 160 and 200 fathoms , and it seems probable that this species , at least , is sedentary , and that it lives with a por- tion of the base of the stem rooted in the soft mud . tinia ...
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... coast of Peru . Its harbour , the finest in the South Pacific , can shelter the navies of the world . It was a great town in the times of the Incas , as remains of a colossal aqueduct will show . Near it are coal mines . It has been ...
... coast of Peru . Its harbour , the finest in the South Pacific , can shelter the navies of the world . It was a great town in the times of the Incas , as remains of a colossal aqueduct will show . Near it are coal mines . It has been ...
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... coast , are well described by his biographer Playfair , who accom- panied him , and who , dwelling on the impression which the scene had left upon him , adds : " The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ...
... coast , are well described by his biographer Playfair , who accom- panied him , and who , dwelling on the impression which the scene had left upon him , adds : " The mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time ...
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... coast , before the history of these ancient rock - formations can be satisfactorily written . Meanwhile our adventurous students are directing their labours to the vast regions of western America , where the results which have already ...
... coast , before the history of these ancient rock - formations can be satisfactorily written . Meanwhile our adventurous students are directing their labours to the vast regions of western America , where the results which have already ...
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... Coast Castle , Western Africa . - Prof . Newton read a notice of a remarkable peculiarity which he had recently discovered in an Australian duck , Anas punctata , viz . , that in this species the osseous development of the lower trachea ...
... Coast Castle , Western Africa . - Prof . Newton read a notice of a remarkable peculiarity which he had recently discovered in an Australian duck , Anas punctata , viz . , that in this species the osseous development of the lower trachea ...
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