Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volumen7Metcalf and Company, 1868 Vol. 12 (from May 1876 to May 1877) includes: Researches in telephony / by A. Graham Bell. |
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... mountain of Kauai , are the two hottest places , while on the summits of the highest moun- tains the snow persists through nearly the whole year . The snow descends on the flanks of the high mountains to a level of 6,000 or 7,000 feet ...
... mountain of Kauai , are the two hottest places , while on the summits of the highest moun- tains the snow persists through nearly the whole year . The snow descends on the flanks of the high mountains to a level of 6,000 or 7,000 feet ...
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... mountains are two somewhat parallel ridges of unequal length , lying nearly east and west , the northern one twice the length of the southern . The northern ridge is partly divided by Nuuanu Valley , the mountains to the east taking the ...
... mountains are two somewhat parallel ridges of unequal length , lying nearly east and west , the northern one twice the length of the southern . The northern ridge is partly divided by Nuuanu Valley , the mountains to the east taking the ...
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... mountains enclose an extensive plateau at an elevation of about 5,000 feet . The windward shores and slopes of ... mountain peaks that the clouds are not blown away by the strong trade winds before they de- posit their moisture , as is ...
... mountains enclose an extensive plateau at an elevation of about 5,000 feet . The windward shores and slopes of ... mountain peaks that the clouds are not blown away by the strong trade winds before they de- posit their moisture , as is ...
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... mountains . The only forest - tree , the ohia lehua ( Metrosideros polymorpha ) becomes stunted ; the trunks are covered with a thick coating of Mosses and Hepatica , which retains the moisture so as to render everything dripping wet ...
... mountains . The only forest - tree , the ohia lehua ( Metrosideros polymorpha ) becomes stunted ; the trunks are covered with a thick coating of Mosses and Hepatica , which retains the moisture so as to render everything dripping wet ...
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... mountain of West Maui . — The ascending cau- dices a foot long , clothed at the summit with densely imbricated ovate- lanceolate acuminate setigerous - dentate stipules . Leaves clustered at the apex of the caudex . Scape 3-8 inches ...
... mountain of West Maui . — The ascending cau- dices a foot long , clothed at the summit with densely imbricated ovate- lanceolate acuminate setigerous - dentate stipules . Leaves clustered at the apex of the caudex . Scape 3-8 inches ...
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