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Pagina ix
... present . The second annual report of the Geological Survey of North Caro- lina , by Prof. E. Emmons , has been presented to the Legislature of that state and published . The results of the survey , thus far , have been most interesting ...
... present . The second annual report of the Geological Survey of North Caro- lina , by Prof. E. Emmons , has been presented to the Legislature of that state and published . The results of the survey , thus far , have been most interesting ...
Pagina xv
... present report gives every encouragement - the experience of Prof. Smyth will enable him to take fuller advantage of the time and instruments that may be at his disposal . Astronomers are now eagerly on the look - out for the expected ...
... present report gives every encouragement - the experience of Prof. Smyth will enable him to take fuller advantage of the time and instruments that may be at his disposal . Astronomers are now eagerly on the look - out for the expected ...
Pagina 20
... present day , whilst he recognises in the world of organic life the same general laws which prevail throughout the mineral king- dom , is nevertheless astonished and perplexed by the multiplicity of new bodies that present themselves ...
... present day , whilst he recognises in the world of organic life the same general laws which prevail throughout the mineral king- dom , is nevertheless astonished and perplexed by the multiplicity of new bodies that present themselves ...
Pagina 23
... present occasion . I must not , however , pass over this part of the subject without remarking , that the adoption of Prof. Williamson's æthyle theory would establish a still nearer analogy between the constitution of organic and of ...
... present occasion . I must not , however , pass over this part of the subject without remarking , that the adoption of Prof. Williamson's æthyle theory would establish a still nearer analogy between the constitution of organic and of ...
Pagina 24
... present elabo- rating for us in that limited area , within which alone the conditions would seem to be such as to admit of their production , we are encouraged to hope that Science may make good the loss she has contributed to create ...
... present elabo- rating for us in that limited area , within which alone the conditions would seem to be such as to admit of their production , we are encouraged to hope that Science may make good the loss she has contributed to create ...
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Pagina xvi - ... other plants, adapted to the latitude and climate of the State of Maryland, and cause to be carefully noticed upon the records of said institution the character of said experiments, the kind of soil upon which they were undertaken, the system of cultivation adopted, the state of the atmosphere and...
Pagina 260 - ... wrought into the forms and shapes required, provided that we increase the size and power of our machinery to the extent necessary to deal with such large masses of metal. A few minutes...
Pagina 258 - ... carbon present allows a part of the oxygen to combine with the iron, which undergoes combustion and is converted into an oxide. At the excessive temperature that the metal has now acquired, the oxide as soon as formed undergoes fusion, and forms a powerful solvent of those earthy bases that are associated with the iron ; the violent ebullition which is going on mixes most intimately the...
Pagina 305 - Stream, the sounding from Lat. 31° 32', Long. 79° 35', depth 150 fathoms, is mentioned as " a mixture in about equal proportions of Globigerina and black sand, probably greensand, as it makes a green mark when crushed on paper.
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Pagina 400 - Gift of the State of New York. 13034, 0. 5. Sixth annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, &o.
Pagina 395 - A communication from Professor Henry of Washington having been read, containing a proposal for the publication of a catalogue of philosophical memoirs scattered throughout the Transactions of Societies in Europe and America, with the offer of co-operation on the part of the Smithsonian Institution, to the extent of preparing and publishing in accordance with the general plan which might be adopted by the British Association, a catalogue of all the American memoirs on physical science, — the Committee...