The Lithology of EdinburghWilliam P. Kennedy, 1859 - 102 pages |
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... occur , and , asso- ciated with them , phenomena of trap action peculiarly interest- ing . The botanical riches of the neighbourhood were pointed out by Mr Fleming himself in the " Outline of the Flora of Linlithgowshire , " † and ...
... occur , and , asso- ciated with them , phenomena of trap action peculiarly interest- ing . The botanical riches of the neighbourhood were pointed out by Mr Fleming himself in the " Outline of the Flora of Linlithgowshire , " † and ...
Page ix
... occurred for the application of his talents as a naturalist ; and these were readily embraced . On the same month on which the mineralogical report was pub- lished he communicated a paper to the Wernerian Society , On the Narwal or Sea ...
... occurred for the application of his talents as a naturalist ; and these were readily embraced . On the same month on which the mineralogical report was pub- lished he communicated a paper to the Wernerian Society , On the Narwal or Sea ...
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... occurred , ' this is the same point of view as that indicated in 1815 . More than thirty years ' earnest work and observation have not revealed to him any facts to shake his confidence in the ex- planation offered at that time to the ...
... occurred , ' this is the same point of view as that indicated in 1815 . More than thirty years ' earnest work and observation have not revealed to him any facts to shake his confidence in the ex- planation offered at that time to the ...
Page xxx
... occurred of acquainting himself with the west coast of Scot- land , and of obtaining some relaxation from the severe mental labour connected with the preparation of his first great work . He was invited by his intimate friend , Robert ...
... occurred of acquainting himself with the west coast of Scot- land , and of obtaining some relaxation from the severe mental labour connected with the preparation of his first great work . He was invited by his intimate friend , Robert ...
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... occurred to some hundreds of zoologists before your time . But philo- sophers , like others , have a partiality for far awa ' fowls and fair feathers , and , like young fishers , are apt to cast their line on the opposite side of the ...
... occurred to some hundreds of zoologists before your time . But philo- sophers , like others , have a partiality for far awa ' fowls and fair feathers , and , like young fishers , are apt to cast their line on the opposite side of the ...
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