Hardwicke's Science-gossipRobert Hardwicke, 1885 |
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... feet above the sea in full vigorous bloom ; they were smaller plants , it is true , than the ordinary spring growth , but equally brilliant in colour . Hard by , nestling in the thickest bed of moss , 2 HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE - GOSSIP .
... feet above the sea in full vigorous bloom ; they were smaller plants , it is true , than the ordinary spring growth , but equally brilliant in colour . Hard by , nestling in the thickest bed of moss , 2 HARDWICKE'S SCIENCE - GOSSIP .
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... feet to the. of his followers , retired to Glastonbury , where they greatly improved the church and form of religion , and moreover enriched the altar with a sapphire of inestimable value . King Arthur , after the fatal battle with his ...
... feet to the. of his followers , retired to Glastonbury , where they greatly improved the church and form of religion , and moreover enriched the altar with a sapphire of inestimable value . King Arthur , after the fatal battle with his ...
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... feet or 90 feet of the summit , when it is covered by about 50 feet of greensand , capped in turn by about 40 feet of flint gravel . The greensand of Blackdown is famous for two things , its abundant and splendidly preserved fossil ...
... feet or 90 feet of the summit , when it is covered by about 50 feet of greensand , capped in turn by about 40 feet of flint gravel . The greensand of Blackdown is famous for two things , its abundant and splendidly preserved fossil ...
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... feet , so that rain and rivers have " writ their wrinkles " upon it , and have produced a vast hiatus between the outliers and the parent mass . In conclusion , let us sum up the record . 1. We have at the base , Trias , which was ...
... feet , so that rain and rivers have " writ their wrinkles " upon it , and have produced a vast hiatus between the outliers and the parent mass . In conclusion , let us sum up the record . 1. We have at the base , Trias , which was ...
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... feet square ; and Mr. Lewis Wright , and Messrs . Newton & Co. , of Fleet Street , the makers of the instrument , received high commendations for the brilliancy and sharpness with which the details of the subjects were shown . This ...
... feet square ; and Mr. Lewis Wright , and Messrs . Newton & Co. , of Fleet Street , the makers of the instrument , received high commendations for the brilliancy and sharpness with which the details of the subjects were shown . This ...
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