Natural Science, 1. köideMacmillan, 1892 |
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... Probably the pleasure consists - first , in having what other collectors have not ; and , secondly , in the passion for perfection and the enjoyment of the chase . The things which people will collect , judging from the list of Manuals ...
... Probably the pleasure consists - first , in having what other collectors have not ; and , secondly , in the passion for perfection and the enjoyment of the chase . The things which people will collect , judging from the list of Manuals ...
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... probably range from the Tongrian ( Lower Oligocene ) to the Tortonian ( Upper Miocene ) . The evidence brought forward of changes of depth , as shown by the Echinoderms , is curious . The Tertiary series in Malta begins and ends with ...
... probably range from the Tongrian ( Lower Oligocene ) to the Tortonian ( Upper Miocene ) . The evidence brought forward of changes of depth , as shown by the Echinoderms , is curious . The Tertiary series in Malta begins and ends with ...
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... probably , that his scientific knowledge and ability will be more useful as Government Botanist in the Agricultural Department . The gardens will be placed under the charge of a competent horticulturist , who will doubtless be all that ...
... probably , that his scientific knowledge and ability will be more useful as Government Botanist in the Agricultural Department . The gardens will be placed under the charge of a competent horticulturist , who will doubtless be all that ...
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A Monthly Review of Scientific Progress. which would probably be inclined , in the absence of their favourite insects , to drop the prejudices which they are supposed to entertain against brightly coloured moths . The mimicry shown by ...
A Monthly Review of Scientific Progress. which would probably be inclined , in the absence of their favourite insects , to drop the prejudices which they are supposed to entertain against brightly coloured moths . The mimicry shown by ...
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... probably be embedded in such a mass of clay as not to be obtainable in great numbers by the dredge . We accordingly agree with the opinion expressed by M. Renard , in a footnote , that the bulk of the manganese has been obtained in some ...
... probably be embedded in such a mass of clay as not to be obtainable in great numbers by the dredge . We accordingly agree with the opinion expressed by M. Renard , in a footnote , that the bulk of the manganese has been obtained in some ...
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