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Pagina iii
... present ) from the editorial charge and management of the " An- nual of Scientific Discovery . " He has , however , the satisfaction of knowing that his with- drawal is not to affect the continued publication of the work ; and that ...
... present ) from the editorial charge and management of the " An- nual of Scientific Discovery . " He has , however , the satisfaction of knowing that his with- drawal is not to affect the continued publication of the work ; and that ...
Pagina v
... the acceleration of the moon's mean motion , not at present accounted for by planetary disturbances , is due to the gradual retardation of the 1 * NOTES BY THE EDITOR . but it is to be hoped that theoretical fears on ...
... the acceleration of the moon's mean motion , not at present accounted for by planetary disturbances , is due to the gradual retardation of the 1 * NOTES BY THE EDITOR . but it is to be hoped that theoretical fears on ...
Pagina vii
... present knowledge of fossil forms , the physical breaks in the strata make it impossible to fairly trace the order of succession of organisms ; but , notwithstanding the imper- fection of the geological record , the belief widely ...
... present knowledge of fossil forms , the physical breaks in the strata make it impossible to fairly trace the order of succession of organisms ; but , notwithstanding the imper- fection of the geological record , the belief widely ...
Pagina x
... present more quiet and uniform rate of physical changes would involve a greater degree of fixity in living forms than in the earlier periods of rapid transition . It must also be remembered that only a very small portion of the extinct ...
... present more quiet and uniform rate of physical changes would involve a greater degree of fixity in living forms than in the earlier periods of rapid transition . It must also be remembered that only a very small portion of the extinct ...
Pagina xii
... present more consistency with observed facts , than that which it seeks to supersede ? If so , the philoso- pher will adopt it , and the world will follow the philosopher after many days . " He is strongly in favor of the new theory ...
... present more consistency with observed facts , than that which it seeks to supersede ? If so , the philoso- pher will adopt it , and the world will follow the philosopher after many days . " He is strongly in favor of the new theory ...
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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...