The American Journal of Science and ArtsS. Converse, 1855 |
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... lower one clayey , with great numbers of fresh water shells scattered over its surface : among these the only bivalve is a species of Anodon , now found in the Colorado River , ( A. californiensis Lea ) ; the other species are small ...
... lower one clayey , with great numbers of fresh water shells scattered over its surface : among these the only bivalve is a species of Anodon , now found in the Colorado River , ( A. californiensis Lea ) ; the other species are small ...
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... lower current . An east wind coming into a S. W. current must necessarily occasion a ro- tatory movement , turning in the opposite direction to the hands of a watch . A rotatory storm moving from S. E. to N. W. in the lower current or ...
... lower current . An east wind coming into a S. W. current must necessarily occasion a ro- tatory movement , turning in the opposite direction to the hands of a watch . A rotatory storm moving from S. E. to N. W. in the lower current or ...
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... lower jaw is short and broad . The pharyngeal bones of Carpiodes are remarkably thin , com- pressed laterally , with a shallow furrow along the anterior margin on the inside , and another more central one on the outline of the arched ...
... lower jaw is short and broad . The pharyngeal bones of Carpiodes are remarkably thin , com- pressed laterally , with a shallow furrow along the anterior margin on the inside , and another more central one on the outline of the arched ...
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... lower , c one of the middle , and d one of the upper teeth . In this genus the bulk of the body is not placed so far forwards as in Carpio- des , the greatest height being midway between the head and tail . The up- per outline of the ...
... lower , c one of the middle , and d one of the upper teeth . In this genus the bulk of the body is not placed so far forwards as in Carpio- des , the greatest height being midway between the head and tail . The up- per outline of the ...
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... lower jaw , which is larger than in any other genus of this group , the lower lip is hardly more than a thin membrane connecting its small lateral lobes . * Rafinesque spells the name incorrectly Ictiobus ; as its name means Bull or ...
... lower jaw , which is larger than in any other genus of this group , the lower lip is hardly more than a thin membrane connecting its small lateral lobes . * Rafinesque spells the name incorrectly Ictiobus ; as its name means Bull or ...
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Página 300 - An Introduction to Practical Astronomy, with a collection of Astronomical Tables ; by Prof. ELIAS LOOMIS, LL.D., &c. — Every cultivator of practical astronomy must have felt the want of some treatise embracing within moderate compass the requisite formulae and tables, together with descriptions of the most approved instruments and methods of observation.
Página 316 - Temple, which afforded a good view of the entire scene. On a sudden, all traffic in the thronged mart was suspended, porters cleared the front street of every description of merchandise, boatmen ceased lading and unlading their vessels, and put out into the middle of the stream, so that a few moments sufficed to give a deserted appearance to the busiest part of one of the busiest cities of Asia.
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Página 179 - ... of the point. Grains of sand were thus pouring over the rocks in countless myriads, under the influence of the powerful current of air which seems to sweep constantly through this pass from the ocean to the interior. Wherever I turned my eyes, — on the horizontal tables of rock, or on the vertical faces turned to the wind, — the effects of the sand were visible: there was not a point untouched, — the grains had engraved their track on every stone. Even quartz was cut away and polished;...