Nature, Том 5Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1872 |
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... side , into which the waves in front and the waves in the rear merged so as to form a beautiful and symmetrical pattern , the tactics of which I have not been able thoroughly to follow hitherto . The diameter of the " solid " ( that is ...
... side , into which the waves in front and the waves in the rear merged so as to form a beautiful and symmetrical pattern , the tactics of which I have not been able thoroughly to follow hitherto . The diameter of the " solid " ( that is ...
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... side , so as to cut the water at a point not sensibly dis- turbed by the motion of the vessel . The speed was de- termined by throwing into the sea pieces of paper pre- viously wetted , and observing their times of transit across ...
... side , so as to cut the water at a point not sensibly dis- turbed by the motion of the vessel . The speed was de- termined by throwing into the sea pieces of paper pre- viously wetted , and observing their times of transit across ...
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... side of the same hill receiving the solar rays with great obliquity , and radiating into space almost without ... sides of the moon , should be effected even by the shady lunar craters and contrasted hill - slopes . On the highlands of ...
... side of the same hill receiving the solar rays with great obliquity , and radiating into space almost without ... sides of the moon , should be effected even by the shady lunar craters and contrasted hill - slopes . On the highlands of ...
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... side of the Atlantic should be taken into consideration . The resemblance between the recent fauna of the deeper parts of the St. Lawrence , and that of the Post - pliocene deposits of Canada , does not seem very close , but our ...
... side of the Atlantic should be taken into consideration . The resemblance between the recent fauna of the deeper parts of the St. Lawrence , and that of the Post - pliocene deposits of Canada , does not seem very close , but our ...
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... side over the Association in his stead . In the autumn of 1869 , he was compelled by illness to resign his position of Chancellor of the Washington University of St. Louis , and in December last died at the age of fifty years , leaving ...
... side over the Association in his stead . In the autumn of 1869 , he was compelled by illness to resign his position of Chancellor of the Washington University of St. Louis , and in December last died at the age of fifty years , leaving ...
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