Natural Science, 1. köideMacmillan, 1892 |
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... important part of any of the deposits examined . Hexactinellid spicules are characteristic of the deeper waters ... importance as bearing on the origin of abyssal clays . The three main types of volcanic rocks — acid , inter- mediate ...
... important part of any of the deposits examined . Hexactinellid spicules are characteristic of the deeper waters ... importance as bearing on the origin of abyssal clays . The three main types of volcanic rocks — acid , inter- mediate ...
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... volcanic material . The broad features of the distribution of the more important deposits may now be briefly summarised . Proceeding outwards from the shore , we first meet with the variable 26 MARCH , NATURAL SCIENCE .
... volcanic material . The broad features of the distribution of the more important deposits may now be briefly summarised . Proceeding outwards from the shore , we first meet with the variable 26 MARCH , NATURAL SCIENCE .
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... important addition to the living Mammalian fauna of the world has not occurred since the publication , in 1860 , of M. Du Chaillu's description of the West African insectivorous mammal Potamogale ; both that genus and Notoryctes being ...
... important addition to the living Mammalian fauna of the world has not occurred since the publication , in 1860 , of M. Du Chaillu's description of the West African insectivorous mammal Potamogale ; both that genus and Notoryctes being ...
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... importance than the Marsupial Mole , a considerable amount of interest attaches to the discovery , during the past ... important points of difference between the skull of the gerenuk and those of the true gazelles - notably as regards ...
... importance than the Marsupial Mole , a considerable amount of interest attaches to the discovery , during the past ... important points of difference between the skull of the gerenuk and those of the true gazelles - notably as regards ...
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... important is the one discovered a few years ago in Holderness by Mr. Thomas Boynton . Other examples have been found , principally in the Eastern counties , where , as in Holder- ness , meres and morasses were formerly abundant . In ...
... important is the one discovered a few years ago in Holderness by Mr. Thomas Boynton . Other examples have been found , principally in the Eastern counties , where , as in Holder- ness , meres and morasses were formerly abundant . In ...
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