Bulletin of the Proceedings of the National Institution for the Promotion of Science, Volume 1Gales and Seaton, 1841 |
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Pagina 26
... various other branches of Natu- ral History and sections into which our Institution is divided , our labors must bear a near resemblance to those of similar societies elsewhere . But the duties that de- volve upon the department of ...
... various other branches of Natu- ral History and sections into which our Institution is divided , our labors must bear a near resemblance to those of similar societies elsewhere . But the duties that de- volve upon the department of ...
Pagina 27
... various revolutions and states of society , have long been subjects of investigation , and to assist in tracing this mysterious people from their present degraded condi- tion up , through days of glory , to their origin , is a duty that ...
... various revolutions and states of society , have long been subjects of investigation , and to assist in tracing this mysterious people from their present degraded condi- tion up , through days of glory , to their origin , is a duty that ...
Pagina 32
... various notices of your valuable Institution , I find that American antiquities and natural science are prominent objects . Having been much among Indians , I have wished to place my collection of observations , traditions , vocabula ...
... various notices of your valuable Institution , I find that American antiquities and natural science are prominent objects . Having been much among Indians , I have wished to place my collection of observations , traditions , vocabula ...
Pagina 33
... various stratifica- tion . We approached Arran near where the whole coal field is seen in epitome , enclosed between the old conglomerate red sandstone and the new . The old red sandstone , he says , ought to contain fossil fish , ( and ...
... various stratifica- tion . We approached Arran near where the whole coal field is seen in epitome , enclosed between the old conglomerate red sandstone and the new . The old red sandstone , he says , ought to contain fossil fish , ( and ...
Pagina 40
... various seas are in the constant progress of creation , and these must contain distinct organic remains , according to the localities ; and thus the old theory of universal formations is exploded . From the almost perfect horizontality ...
... various seas are in the constant progress of creation , and these must contain distinct organic remains , according to the localities ; and thus the old theory of universal formations is exploded . From the almost perfect horizontality ...
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