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... sides , and rounded only anteriorly ; length and breadth equal ; dimensions 4 , and marked by three oblique lines , which run from the border downwards , the last only meeting in the median line : body com- posed of 12 or 13 rings ...
... sides , and rounded only anteriorly ; length and breadth equal ; dimensions 4 , and marked by three oblique lines , which run from the border downwards , the last only meeting in the median line : body com- posed of 12 or 13 rings ...
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... side at which the moon emerged ; and showed that these phenomena were consistent with the supposition of such an impulse , accompanied by the dragging of the shadow . Lastly , Prof. A. suggested that these considerations might have a ...
... side at which the moon emerged ; and showed that these phenomena were consistent with the supposition of such an impulse , accompanied by the dragging of the shadow . Lastly , Prof. A. suggested that these considerations might have a ...
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... sides to the direction of the cur- rent , without any seeming preference as to position . Our observations induce in us the conviction , that in a descending aqueous current , there is no appreciable difference of velocity through- out ...
... sides to the direction of the cur- rent , without any seeming preference as to position . Our observations induce in us the conviction , that in a descending aqueous current , there is no appreciable difference of velocity through- out ...
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... side of the river bottom to those on the other side . Such lands were at that period in a great measure accounted valueless ; and to such a degree , that but little or no hopes were entertained of the practicability of their redemption ...
... side of the river bottom to those on the other side . Such lands were at that period in a great measure accounted valueless ; and to such a degree , that but little or no hopes were entertained of the practicability of their redemption ...
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... side of this alluvial plain , by its general distribution , would have been equally deposited in such gulf or arm of the sea , which , in reality , could not have been the case , for the river has excavated through this diluvium , and ...
... side of this alluvial plain , by its general distribution , would have been equally deposited in such gulf or arm of the sea , which , in reality , could not have been the case , for the river has excavated through this diluvium , and ...
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Página 56 - But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
Página 131 - Resolved, That the thanks of this Association are due, and are hereby tendered to Dr.
Página 83 - Institution, and the name of the author (as far as practicable) concealed, unless a favorable decision be made. 6. The volumes of the memoirs to be exchanged for the Transactions of literary and scientific societies, and copies to be given to all the colleges and principal libraries in this country. One part of the remaining copies may be offered for sale; and the other carefully preserved, to form complete sets of the work, to supply the demand from new institutions.
Página 83 - Institution. 2. Appropriations in different years to different objects ; so that in course of time each branch of knowledge may receive a share. 3. The results obtained from these appropriations to be published, with the memoirs before mentioned, in the volumes of the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge.
Página 84 - ... are to be prepared by collaborators eminent in the different branches of knowledge. 3. Each collaborator to be furnished with the journals and publications, domestic and foreign, necessary to the compilation of his report; to be paid a certain sum for his labors, and to be named on the title-page of the report. 4. The reports to be published in separate parts, so that persons interested in a particular branch can procure the parts relating to it without purchasing the whole. 5. These reports...
Página 80 - FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN.
Página 84 - The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Institution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional.
Página 81 - Regents the power of adopting such other parts of an organization as they may deem best suited to promote the objects of the bequest. "After much deliberation, the Regents resolved to divide the annual income...
Página 8 - The objects of the Association are, by periodical and migratory meetings, to promote intercourse between those who are cultivating science In different parts of America, to give a stronger and more general impulse and more systematic direction to scientific research, and to procure for the labors of scientific men increased facilities and a wider usefulness.
Página 83 - Each memoir presented to the institution to be submitted for examination to a commission of persons of reputation for learning in the branch to which the memoir pertains ; and to be accepted for publication only in case the report of this commission is favorable.