The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... authority , 2 that Dr Carpenter com- menced in 1868 ( in concert with Professor Wyville Thom- son ) a course of inquiry into the thermal condition of the deep sea , which at once convinced him of the fallacy of the uniform 39 ° doctrine ...
... authority , 2 that Dr Carpenter com- menced in 1868 ( in concert with Professor Wyville Thom- son ) a course of inquiry into the thermal condition of the deep sea , which at once convinced him of the fallacy of the uniform 39 ° doctrine ...
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... authority of Dr Angus Smith , who has indication of the mass of air in the column vertically over given much attention to this subject : -Sea - shore of Scot- it , when that column is traversed by air - currents ; ( 4. ) land and ...
... authority of Dr Angus Smith , who has indication of the mass of air in the column vertically over given much attention to this subject : -Sea - shore of Scot- it , when that column is traversed by air - currents ; ( 4. ) land and ...
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... authorities , however , are not unanimous in their distribution of the parts of the three sisters . Atropos is most ... authority . Attachment being merely a process to bring the defendant before the court , is not necessary in cases of ...
... authorities , however , are not unanimous in their distribution of the parts of the three sisters . Atropos is most ... authority . Attachment being merely a process to bring the defendant before the court , is not necessary in cases of ...
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... authorities . Lord Auckland resolved to enter upon a war in Afghanistan , and on the 1st October 1838 , published at ... authority cannot be delegated to another unless by special permission of his employer . The auctioneer's name must ...
... authorities . Lord Auckland resolved to enter upon a war in Afghanistan , and on the 1st October 1838 , published at ... authority cannot be delegated to another unless by special permission of his employer . The auctioneer's name must ...
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... authority who could test the truth or falsehood of his statement that he had observed lightning , it happened that this became a favourite means of putting off meetings of the public assembly . Restrictions were , however , imposed on ...
... authority who could test the truth or falsehood of his statement that he had observed lightning , it happened that this became a favourite means of putting off meetings of the public assembly . Restrictions were , however , imposed on ...
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