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Pagina 10
... existence of only one species ; and , moreover , although it was difficult to adduce any direct proof for or against the descent from one single pair , he was equally con- vinced that there was no argument against such a view . He then ...
... existence of only one species ; and , moreover , although it was difficult to adduce any direct proof for or against the descent from one single pair , he was equally con- vinced that there was no argument against such a view . He then ...
Pagina 11
... existence of free will , founded in truth , or even recognized as such , where would be the use of all the exertions of those great , and good , and learned men who for centuries have labored and worked for the improvement and ...
... existence of free will , founded in truth , or even recognized as such , where would be the use of all the exertions of those great , and good , and learned men who for centuries have labored and worked for the improvement and ...
Pagina 15
... existence . " The following are among the prizes offered by the French Academy during the past year : - For the year 1856. - A vigorous and methodical investigation into the metamorphoses and reproduction of the Infusoria , properly so ...
... existence . " The following are among the prizes offered by the French Academy during the past year : - For the year 1856. - A vigorous and methodical investigation into the metamorphoses and reproduction of the Infusoria , properly so ...
Pagina 31
... existence a vessel shorter than one hundred and eighty feet which could go sixteen miles an hour ; and if there were any such vessel forced to go more than sixteen miles , it was an expen- diture of power which was perfectly ...
... existence a vessel shorter than one hundred and eighty feet which could go sixteen miles an hour ; and if there were any such vessel forced to go more than sixteen miles , it was an expen- diture of power which was perfectly ...
Pagina 52
... existence , moreover , of so vast a body as the sunken frigate , at the bottom of a har- bor in which the tides ebbed and flowed , and strong currents continually shifted the sand , was not to be tolerated in a port , so important to ...
... existence , moreover , of so vast a body as the sunken frigate , at the bottom of a har- bor in which the tides ebbed and flowed , and strong currents continually shifted the sand , was not to be tolerated in a port , so important to ...
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Pagina 274 - ... consumed by a given weight of animal, within a given time, and the amount of increase obtained from a given weight of food. The results, which formed the subject of the present communication, afforded further illustration of some of the points brought forward in the former one ; but...
Pagina 377 - These astronomers are of opinion that this fluid ring is not of very recent formation, and that it is not subject to rapid change , and they have come to the extraordinary conclusion that the inner border of the ring has, since the time of Huygens, been gradually approaching the body of Saturn, and that we may expect, sooner or later, perhaps in some dozen of years, to see the rings united with the body of the planet.
Pagina 162 - A wire laid across from cither of the above-named places on this side will pass to the north of the Grand Banks, and rest on that beautiful plateau to which I have alluded, and where the waters of the sea appear to be as quiet and as completely at rest as it is at the bottom of a mill-pond.
Pagina 269 - It fully equalled the expectations of all ; so that solidified milk will hereafter rank among the necessary appendages to the sick room. In fine, this article makes paps, custards, puddings, and cakes, equal to the best milk ; and one may be sure it is an unadulterated article, obtained from well-pastured cattle, and not the produce of distillery slops ; neither can it be watered. For our steamships, our packets, for those travelling by land or by sea, for hotel purposes, or use in private families,...