The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 13. köideA. and C. Black, 1861 |
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... portion of the expedition landed at Bilbao , and then dispersed themselves in small parties along the line which the moon's shadow would traverse , selecting the most favourable spots , according to the best information procurable , in ...
... portion of the expedition landed at Bilbao , and then dispersed themselves in small parties along the line which the moon's shadow would traverse , selecting the most favourable spots , according to the best information procurable , in ...
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... portion of the English forces having encamped near the village on the day preceding the battle ; and he spoke with affectionate respect of the Duke of Wellington , calling him the father of Spain . At Vitoria , on the contrary , we ...
... portion of the English forces having encamped near the village on the day preceding the battle ; and he spoke with affectionate respect of the Duke of Wellington , calling him the father of Spain . At Vitoria , on the contrary , we ...
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... Portions of these streams sometimes form hills as high as Arthur Seat or Salis- bury Crags ; and such is the persistence of the heat , that rents in the lava have been found still smoking or filled with hot water so long as eleven years ...
... Portions of these streams sometimes form hills as high as Arthur Seat or Salis- bury Crags ; and such is the persistence of the heat , that rents in the lava have been found still smoking or filled with hot water so long as eleven years ...
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... portions , which are generally also spongy or porous , are of a leek - green colour , and appear to be olivinic débris ... portion of the duplicates of the geological and mineralogical col- lection in the Government College of Reykjavik ...
... portions , which are generally also spongy or porous , are of a leek - green colour , and appear to be olivinic débris ... portion of the duplicates of the geological and mineralogical col- lection in the Government College of Reykjavik ...
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... portion of the island , producing fatal epidemics and epizootics , and it is said even the wild - fowl fled from many parts of the island . The earthquakes were characterised by distinct wave - like motions * These earthquakes were ...
... portion of the island , producing fatal epidemics and epizootics , and it is said even the wild - fowl fled from many parts of the island . The earthquakes were characterised by distinct wave - like motions * These earthquakes were ...
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