Science, 18. köideJohn Michels (Journalist) American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1903 Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science. |
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... known as the San Carlos Mountains . San José itself is on the site of an eroded laccolith of andesite ( locally known as ' porphyry ' ) , in- truded into limestone . Some limestone masses stand on end within the areas of the laccolith ...
... known as the San Carlos Mountains . San José itself is on the site of an eroded laccolith of andesite ( locally known as ' porphyry ' ) , in- truded into limestone . Some limestone masses stand on end within the areas of the laccolith ...
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... known fact that every organ in the body , if more than ordinarily exercised , re- ceives an augmented blood - supply and in con- sequence tends in time to increase in size and weight . It would be very strange if the brain formed an ...
... known fact that every organ in the body , if more than ordinarily exercised , re- ceives an augmented blood - supply and in con- sequence tends in time to increase in size and weight . It would be very strange if the brain formed an ...
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... known extent of this formation , 400 may be considered as having been ex- amined sufficiently in detail to prove the absence of marine fossils from the formation ; the portion so examined embracing , moreover , its widest part and fully ...
... known extent of this formation , 400 may be considered as having been ex- amined sufficiently in detail to prove the absence of marine fossils from the formation ; the portion so examined embracing , moreover , its widest part and fully ...
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... known , below the Grand Gulf in western Florida , and in Alabama and Mississippi , we do not see how they either confirm or contradict the conclusions of Professor Dall as to the true age of the different parts of the Chattahoochee ...
... known , below the Grand Gulf in western Florida , and in Alabama and Mississippi , we do not see how they either confirm or contradict the conclusions of Professor Dall as to the true age of the different parts of the Chattahoochee ...
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... known . Uranium Thorium Radium RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES . Permanently Active . ( 238 ) ( 232 ) ( 225 † ) * Address delivered before the Cornell Section of the American Chemical Society on May 18 , 1903 . A study of the spectrum of radium ...
... known . Uranium Thorium Radium RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES . Permanently Active . ( 238 ) ( 232 ) ( 225 † ) * Address delivered before the Cornell Section of the American Chemical Society on May 18 , 1903 . A study of the spectrum of radium ...
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