The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 46. köideA. and C. Black, 1849 |
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... Structure of the Alps , Carpathians , and Apennines , more especially on the Transition from Secondary to Tertiary Types , and the exist- ence of vast Eocene Deposits in Southern Europe . By Sir RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON , F.R.S. ...
... Structure of the Alps , Carpathians , and Apennines , more especially on the Transition from Secondary to Tertiary Types , and the exist- ence of vast Eocene Deposits in Southern Europe . By Sir RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON , F.R.S. ...
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... structure . Instead of being arranged in the manner of roof tiles , —as in most fishes , -they are placed simply side by side , the surface being covered with a coat of enamel , making a very solid cuirass . On examining these fishes in ...
... structure . Instead of being arranged in the manner of roof tiles , —as in most fishes , -they are placed simply side by side , the surface being covered with a coat of enamel , making a very solid cuirass . On examining these fishes in ...
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... structure of their shells , they are of great im- portance in determining the age of various deposits . In a short time he had collected a considerable number of species , belonging to various public and private collections throughout ...
... structure of their shells , they are of great im- portance in determining the age of various deposits . In a short time he had collected a considerable number of species , belonging to various public and private collections throughout ...
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... structure of the snow and ice on the higher summits . The Jungfrau is the most admired of the Swiss mountains , and , next to the Finsteraahorn , Mont Blanc , and the Monte Rosa , the highest of the Alps , being 13,720 feet in eleva ...
... structure of the snow and ice on the higher summits . The Jungfrau is the most admired of the Swiss mountains , and , next to the Finsteraahorn , Mont Blanc , and the Monte Rosa , the highest of the Alps , being 13,720 feet in eleva ...
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... Structure of the Scales of Fishes ; by Professor Agassiz ; vol . xxviii . , p . 287. 6. On Fossil Fishes found by Mr Gardner in the Province of Ceará , in the North of Brazil ; by Professor Agassiz ; vol . xxx . , p . 82. 7. New Views ...
... Structure of the Scales of Fishes ; by Professor Agassiz ; vol . xxviii . , p . 287. 6. On Fossil Fishes found by Mr Gardner in the Province of Ceará , in the North of Brazil ; by Professor Agassiz ; vol . xxx . , p . 82. 7. New Views ...
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