The Lithology of EdinburghWilliam P. Kennedy, 1859 - 102 pages |
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Page xviii
... portion of the fluid was depositing grains of cal- careous spar and quartz , and enclosing these with wacke , claystone , or felspar ; another portion was depositing basalt , clinkstone , and greenstone , together with nodules of flint ...
... portion of the fluid was depositing grains of cal- careous spar and quartz , and enclosing these with wacke , claystone , or felspar ; another portion was depositing basalt , clinkstone , and greenstone , together with nodules of flint ...
Page xxviii
... portion of the germ mass unchanged . " - Compa- rative Anatomy of the Invertebrata , Lecture xviii . avoided at the time , when the application of Comparative XXVIII MEMOIR . beare-Pig's Foot Controversy-Dr Mantell-The Wheat-Fly,
... portion of the germ mass unchanged . " - Compa- rative Anatomy of the Invertebrata , Lecture xviii . avoided at the time , when the application of Comparative XXVIII MEMOIR . beare-Pig's Foot Controversy-Dr Mantell-The Wheat-Fly,
Page xxix
... portion of our work to this subject , we shall confine any particular description to those species which are most important ; and to relieve the tediousness of systematic arrange- ment , we shall mention everything worth notice under ...
... portion of our work to this subject , we shall confine any particular description to those species which are most important ; and to relieve the tediousness of systematic arrange- ment , we shall mention everything worth notice under ...
Page xxxiii
... portion of them must be unintelli- gible . Several of them , likewise , are descriptions of a species or genus in- to which many particulars are introduced which belong not to the order or class in general , and which ought not to enter ...
... portion of them must be unintelli- gible . Several of them , likewise , are descriptions of a species or genus in- to which many particulars are introduced which belong not to the order or class in general , and which ought not to enter ...
Page xxxviii
... portion of my armour is withdrawn , and I am not permitted to fight in my own way . Nay , I am not allowed to be present at the con- ference , or consulted about the notes . Now , my good sir , tell the editor that I wish all the notes ...
... portion of my armour is withdrawn , and I am not permitted to fight in my own way . Nay , I am not allowed to be present at the con- ference , or consulted about the notes . Now , my good sir , tell the editor that I wish all the notes ...
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