Natural Science: A Monthly Review of Scientific Progress, 1. köideMacmillan, 1892 |
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... obtained . At last , however , the careful . observations and the fine collection of Maltese fossils made by Mr. J. H. Cooke , are providing material for a better understanding of the Geology of the Island ; and in a memoir just issued ...
... obtained . At last , however , the careful . observations and the fine collection of Maltese fossils made by Mr. J. H. Cooke , are providing material for a better understanding of the Geology of the Island ; and in a memoir just issued ...
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... obtained . In the Natur- wissenschaftliche Wochenschrift ( Jan. 24 ) Professor A. Nehring records a number of plants from the " diluvial " deposits of the province of Brandenburg ; these include the Holly and Hornbeam , and are not ...
... obtained . In the Natur- wissenschaftliche Wochenschrift ( Jan. 24 ) Professor A. Nehring records a number of plants from the " diluvial " deposits of the province of Brandenburg ; these include the Holly and Hornbeam , and are not ...
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... obtained at 354 stations ( this being given in a tabular form ) and the general nature and distribution of the different kinds of deposit . The last three chapters treat of the constituents of the deposits , and we will refer to these ...
... obtained at 354 stations ( this being given in a tabular form ) and the general nature and distribution of the different kinds of deposit . The last three chapters treat of the constituents of the deposits , and we will refer to these ...
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... obtained in one haul at a point in the South Pacific . The mineral constituents not formed on the floor of the ocean separate themselves into two well - marked groups : ( 1 ) pyroclastic materials , including crystals , crystal ...
... obtained in one haul at a point in the South Pacific . The mineral constituents not formed on the floor of the ocean separate themselves into two well - marked groups : ( 1 ) pyroclastic materials , including crystals , crystal ...
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... obtained from a quart of the clay . Manganese nodules , sharks ' teeth , and the ear bones of whales abound in the same localities . In the pelagic deposits of the Central Pacific , other than red clay , magnetic spherules are far less ...
... obtained from a quart of the clay . Manganese nodules , sharks ' teeth , and the ear bones of whales abound in the same localities . In the pelagic deposits of the Central Pacific , other than red clay , magnetic spherules are far less ...
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