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Pagina vii
... given region occurred when the earth at its period of greatest eccen- tricity was in aphelion or perihelion - if the former , the annual average of temperatare would be lower , —if the latter , it would be higher than when the ...
... given region occurred when the earth at its period of greatest eccen- tricity was in aphelion or perihelion - if the former , the annual average of temperatare would be lower , —if the latter , it would be higher than when the ...
Pagina xi
... given the chemical and mineralogical characters of meteorites , and finds that their sim- ilarity to terrestrial rocks increases as we penetrate into the crust of the earth , and that some of our deep - seated minerals , as olivine ...
... given the chemical and mineralogical characters of meteorites , and finds that their sim- ilarity to terrestrial rocks increases as we penetrate into the crust of the earth , and that some of our deep - seated minerals , as olivine ...
Pagina 13
... given in his honor at New York , Nov. 15 , 1866 , gave a brief history of this great undertaking , reported in the " New York Times " of Nov. 16th , from which the fol- lowing are extracts . Says Mr. Field : · - " It is nearly thirteen ...
... given in his honor at New York , Nov. 15 , 1866 , gave a brief history of this great undertaking , reported in the " New York Times " of Nov. 16th , from which the fol- lowing are extracts . Says Mr. Field : · - " It is nearly thirteen ...
Pagina 17
... given his written opinion that we had no legal right , without a special act of Parliament ( which could not be obtained under a year ) , to issue the new 12 per cent . shares , on which we relied to raise our capital . This was a ...
... given his written opinion that we had no legal right , without a special act of Parliament ( which could not be obtained under a year ) , to issue the new 12 per cent . shares , on which we relied to raise our capital . This was a ...
Pagina 39
... given for a cement , which , it is said , has been used with great success in covering terraces , lining basins , soldering stones , etc. , and everywhere resists the filtration of water ; it is so hard that it scratches iron MECHANICS ...
... given for a cement , which , it is said , has been used with great success in covering terraces , lining basins , soldering stones , etc. , and everywhere resists the filtration of water ; it is so hard that it scratches iron MECHANICS ...
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Pagina 261 - a special mineralization producing a bituminous matter instead of coal or lignite. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate.
Pagina 303 - When the ether spray thus produced is directed upon the outer skin, the skin is rendered insensible within a minute; but the effects do not end here. So soon as the skin is divided, the ether begins to exert on the nervous filaments the double action of cold and of etherization : so that the narcotism can be extended deeply to any desired extent. Pure rectified ether used in this manner is entirely negative ; it causes no irritation, and may be applied to a deep wound, as I shall show, without any...