Monthly Journal of Science, and Annals of Biology, Astronomy, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Technology, Volume 4James Samuelson, William Crookes J. Churchill and Sons., 1867 |
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... various subdivisions ; and , it is almost needless to say , his anticipation has been amply realized . The question for us now to consider is how far these divisions are natural , and how far they are arbitrary . Many geologists would ...
... various subdivisions ; and , it is almost needless to say , his anticipation has been amply realized . The question for us now to consider is how far these divisions are natural , and how far they are arbitrary . Many geologists would ...
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... various languages the designations of allied species of animals or plants , having similar chronological relations , and if for the words " dialect " and " lan- guage " we substitute " species " and " variety , " and so on , we have in ...
... various languages the designations of allied species of animals or plants , having similar chronological relations , and if for the words " dialect " and " lan- guage " we substitute " species " and " variety , " and so on , we have in ...
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... various streams hitherto not navigated by steam , and on which only vessels of very shallow draught could be employed . With respect to railways , it is not probable that any very great extension of the present system of high - cost ...
... various streams hitherto not navigated by steam , and on which only vessels of very shallow draught could be employed . With respect to railways , it is not probable that any very great extension of the present system of high - cost ...
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... various . Sometimes the rocks are nearly all those of the surrounding mountains , at other times they are such as must have been brought from a great distance . The geological age of the drift is determined by its overlying all , even ...
... various . Sometimes the rocks are nearly all those of the surrounding mountains , at other times they are such as must have been brought from a great distance . The geological age of the drift is determined by its overlying all , even ...
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... various classes of markings are all found abundantly wherever glaciers now exist , and as no other mode of explaining their occurrence has ever been suggested , they may be considered to form the best and most convincing of all the various ...
... various classes of markings are all found abundantly wherever glaciers now exist , and as no other mode of explaining their occurrence has ever been suggested , they may be considered to form the best and most convincing of all the various ...
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