The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ..., Volumen16Gray and Bowen, 1844 Vol. 1 has title: The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge ... comprising a calendar for the year; astronomical information; miscellaneous directions, hints, and statistical and other particulars. |
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... amount of materials that are collected for use , the difficulty of selection is great ; but the editors have always considered that accuracy was a point of more importance than variety or quantity , and they have endeavored to make the ...
... amount of materials that are collected for use , the difficulty of selection is great ; but the editors have always considered that accuracy was a point of more importance than variety or quantity , and they have endeavored to make the ...
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... amount ; it is fixed on a bracket projecting six inches from the wall , and is six feet above the surface of the ground . The barometric observations have been corrected for capillary action , and reduced to the temperature of 32 ...
... amount ; it is fixed on a bracket projecting six inches from the wall , and is six feet above the surface of the ground . The barometric observations have been corrected for capillary action , and reduced to the temperature of 32 ...
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... , 1843 , + 90 ° Minimum heat , January 28 , 1844 , -18 ° Range , 108 ° . At 2 P. M. At 7 P. M. Mean . Amount of rain each month . Years . Greatest Cold . Date . Greatest Heat . 7 1845. ] 73 METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION . 12.
... , 1843 , + 90 ° Minimum heat , January 28 , 1844 , -18 ° Range , 108 ° . At 2 P. M. At 7 P. M. Mean . Amount of rain each month . Years . Greatest Cold . Date . Greatest Heat . 7 1845. ] 73 METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION . 12.
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... amount of rain in these months , was only 7.45 inches , while in the former year it was 15.75 inches . June 2d , there was a smart frost in the morning , but not so hard as to destroy the young and tender fruit of pears , apples , & c ...
... amount of rain in these months , was only 7.45 inches , while in the former year it was 15.75 inches . June 2d , there was a smart frost in the morning , but not so hard as to destroy the young and tender fruit of pears , apples , & c ...
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... amount appropriated for the institution , since its establishment , for buildings , library , apparatus , & c . , is , For salaries , pay , subsistence , & c , $ 711,399 88 3,291,501 27 $ 4,002,901 15 VII . POST - OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT ...
... amount appropriated for the institution , since its establishment , for buildings , library , apparatus , & c . , is , For salaries , pay , subsistence , & c , $ 711,399 88 3,291,501 27 $ 4,002,901 15 VII . POST - OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT ...
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