Hardwicke's Science-gossipRobert Hardwicke, 1885 |
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... occurred . Owing to failing health , the Editor was obliged to take as long a holiday as he could . Fortunately , the same able agent who piloted Mr. R. A. Proctor through Australia as a Lecturer on Astronomy , came to England , and ...
... occurred . Owing to failing health , the Editor was obliged to take as long a holiday as he could . Fortunately , the same able agent who piloted Mr. R. A. Proctor through Australia as a Lecturer on Astronomy , came to England , and ...
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... occurred in Denmark on Shrove Tuesday , 1707. At about seven o'clock two enormous beams of light were seen running from W.N.W. to N.N.E. , which made night for several hours as light as day . Some , however , refer this phe- nomenon to ...
... occurred in Denmark on Shrove Tuesday , 1707. At about seven o'clock two enormous beams of light were seen running from W.N.W. to N.N.E. , which made night for several hours as light as day . Some , however , refer this phe- nomenon to ...
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... occurred in small puncti- thick , colourless , warted membrane ( Fig . 8 , a ) ; contents very pale yellow , with a few oily drops ; 30-50 μ long , and 20-24 μ broad . No other spores than these could be seen in situ ; but , on scraping ...
... occurred in small puncti- thick , colourless , warted membrane ( Fig . 8 , a ) ; contents very pale yellow , with a few oily drops ; 30-50 μ long , and 20-24 μ broad . No other spores than these could be seen in situ ; but , on scraping ...
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... occur at Haldon . Whetstones moreover are not quarried at the latter place at all . The reason of the above facts will presently appear . If we examine the general structure of the country , we find that horizontal beds of greensand ...
... occur at Haldon . Whetstones moreover are not quarried at the latter place at all . The reason of the above facts will presently appear . If we examine the general structure of the country , we find that horizontal beds of greensand ...
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... occur , not only of flint , but also of rocks foreign to the bed itself , such as quartz and grit derived from the Paleozoic rocks adjoining . Here then again come traces of aqueous action . And the natural inference seems to be that ...
... occur , not only of flint , but also of rocks foreign to the bed itself , such as quartz and grit derived from the Paleozoic rocks adjoining . Here then again come traces of aqueous action . And the natural inference seems to be that ...
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