The American Journal of Science, Volumen67J.D. & E.S. Dana, 1854 |
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... means to have accomplished great results . With such , however , I cannot agree . Birth and wealth had opened to L. v . Buch many an easy way that would have led to a pleasant , yes , even a brilliant life . Hundreds , I fear , who ...
... means to have accomplished great results . With such , however , I cannot agree . Birth and wealth had opened to L. v . Buch many an easy way that would have led to a pleasant , yes , even a brilliant life . Hundreds , I fear , who ...
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... mean dogmatically to assert that nothing organic could have been in existence during the earliest times , when those ... means to be confounded with the metamorphic Silurian strata , occurring under a similar and analogous form in the ...
... mean dogmatically to assert that nothing organic could have been in existence during the earliest times , when those ... means to be confounded with the metamorphic Silurian strata , occurring under a similar and analogous form in the ...
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... means improbable that similar ones may yet be found in more easterly localities . They seem to be coëxistent with calcareous bands , or the more calcareous portions of the group , and it is to this modification that we should look for ...
... means improbable that similar ones may yet be found in more easterly localities . They seem to be coëxistent with calcareous bands , or the more calcareous portions of the group , and it is to this modification that we should look for ...
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... means . It is remarkable that Fahlerz , the only other compound sulphuret in which zinc occurs in notable quantity , is the mineral whose composition ( 4 ( RS ) , SbS3 ) seems to ap- proach most nearly to that of tin pyrites , the ...
... means . It is remarkable that Fahlerz , the only other compound sulphuret in which zinc occurs in notable quantity , is the mineral whose composition ( 4 ( RS ) , SbS3 ) seems to ap- proach most nearly to that of tin pyrites , the ...
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... means of measuring the elevation of the hail . In the storm of July 28th , 1835 , no hail fell on the summit of the Puy du Dome , an elevation of 4800 feet above the sea ; but a few stones fell at the height of 3700 feet , while at the ...
... means of measuring the elevation of the hail . In the storm of July 28th , 1835 , no hail fell on the summit of the Puy du Dome , an elevation of 4800 feet above the sea ; but a few stones fell at the height of 3700 feet , while at the ...
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