The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1875 |
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Page 50
... period when the earth was passing through physical and chemical con- ditions , he should expect to be a witness of the evolution of living protoplasm from not - living matter . ( Critiques and Addresses , p . 239. ) From this point of ...
... period when the earth was passing through physical and chemical con- ditions , he should expect to be a witness of the evolution of living protoplasm from not - living matter . ( Critiques and Addresses , p . 239. ) From this point of ...
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... period it is designated premature labour . The present notice includes both these terms . As an accident of ... periods corresponding to those of the menstrual discharge . Abor- tion may be induced by numerous causes , both of a local ...
... period it is designated premature labour . The present notice includes both these terms . As an accident of ... periods corresponding to those of the menstrual discharge . Abor- tion may be induced by numerous causes , both of a local ...
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... period were Clairaut and Réaumur . Clairaut was the first to explain capillary attraction , and predicted within a few days of the correct time the return of Halley's comet . His theory on the figure of the earth was only superseded by ...
... period were Clairaut and Réaumur . Clairaut was the first to explain capillary attraction , and predicted within a few days of the correct time the return of Halley's comet . His theory on the figure of the earth was only superseded by ...
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... period , the latter began to prove the stronger , and for the last 300 years it may be said to have , for the most part , Anglicised the accent and the nature of the foreign additions to our vocabulary . Nevertheless , many French words ...
... period , the latter began to prove the stronger , and for the last 300 years it may be said to have , for the most part , Anglicised the accent and the nature of the foreign additions to our vocabulary . Nevertheless , many French words ...
Page 91
... period ending April 1872 , and of £ 2,745,924,000 over 1868. The amounts passing through , on the 4ths of the month amounted to £ 265,965,000 , showing an increase of £ 36,336,000 over 1872. The payments on Stock Exchange Account Days ...
... period ending April 1872 , and of £ 2,745,924,000 over 1868. The amounts passing through , on the 4ths of the month amounted to £ 265,965,000 , showing an increase of £ 36,336,000 over 1872. The payments on Stock Exchange Account Days ...
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