Annual Record of Science and Industry, 7. köideSpencer Fullerton Baird Harper & Brothers, 1878 Annual record for 1874-78 contains "Select works on science published during 1874-78." |
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... Soil by Snow .. 352 Influence of Forests upon Rainfall and Temperature .. 352 THE SOIL IN ITS RELATIONS TO VEGETABLE PRODUCTION 353 Agricultural Geology ... 353 New Jersey Marls .... 353 Percolation of Water through the Soil , and ...
... Soil by Snow .. 352 Influence of Forests upon Rainfall and Temperature .. 352 THE SOIL IN ITS RELATIONS TO VEGETABLE PRODUCTION 353 Agricultural Geology ... 353 New Jersey Marls .... 353 Percolation of Water through the Soil , and ...
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... Soil a Source of the Supply Assimilated by Plants ? .... 362 Best Forms of Nitrogen for Plant - Food .. 363 Source of the Carbon of Plants ..... 364 Phosphoric Acid as the Food of Plants .. Lime as Plant - Food ..... ROOT - DEVELOPMENT ...
... Soil a Source of the Supply Assimilated by Plants ? .... 362 Best Forms of Nitrogen for Plant - Food .. 363 Source of the Carbon of Plants ..... 364 Phosphoric Acid as the Food of Plants .. Lime as Plant - Food ..... ROOT - DEVELOPMENT ...
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... soil , etc. The observatory will have three domes — a central ( to contain a 12 - inch equatorial by Schröder ) , a western ( to contain an 8 - inch by Grubb ) , and an eastern ( to contain a 5 - inch ) . A photoheliograph will be ...
... soil , etc. The observatory will have three domes — a central ( to contain a 12 - inch equatorial by Schröder ) , a western ( to contain an 8 - inch by Grubb ) , and an eastern ( to contain a 5 - inch ) . A photoheliograph will be ...
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... soil . Some of his results are briefly as follows : During clear weather , and at least from two hours before sunrise to two hours before sunset , the temperature of the air is lower than that of the earth on which it rests . The fall ...
... soil . Some of his results are briefly as follows : During clear weather , and at least from two hours before sunrise to two hours before sunset , the temperature of the air is lower than that of the earth on which it rests . The fall ...
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... Soil . " CLIMATE AND HYGIENE . The connection between climate and disease is treated of by Dr. J. Schreiber in a characteristically clear and interest- ing address , in which he takes the advanced position 88 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE ...
... Soil . " CLIMATE AND HYGIENE . The connection between climate and disease is treated of by Dr. J. Schreiber in a characteristically clear and interest- ing address , in which he takes the advanced position 88 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE ...
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