The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 11. köideA. and C. Black, 1860 |
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... fact , is the case with the larger gelatinous Radiaries , called Medusæ . " Now , in so far as perfection means ela- borateness of organisation , it is not , of course , to be denied that the medusa is in advance of the polype ; but as ...
... fact , is the case with the larger gelatinous Radiaries , called Medusæ . " Now , in so far as perfection means ela- borateness of organisation , it is not , of course , to be denied that the medusa is in advance of the polype ; but as ...
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... fact , the orthomorphic gemmation , just noticed as one form of alternation , almost always runs on into a continued course of pullulation , the re- sult being either a swarm of free zooids , as in the case of the Aphides , or else a ...
... fact , the orthomorphic gemmation , just noticed as one form of alternation , almost always runs on into a continued course of pullulation , the re- sult being either a swarm of free zooids , as in the case of the Aphides , or else a ...
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... fact appears to be perfectly well attested , and is here believed by people of the best information on the subject . I have , the other day , seen in the family of Don Juan Rodrigues , who was the first to introduce Chinese labourers ...
... fact appears to be perfectly well attested , and is here believed by people of the best information on the subject . I have , the other day , seen in the family of Don Juan Rodrigues , who was the first to introduce Chinese labourers ...
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... fact I have seen quoted , upon the authority of Dr Tshudi , by no less a philosopher than Baron Von Humboldt . Now , since my return to this country a few months ago , I have taken pains to ascertain whether the alleged fact is true ...
... fact I have seen quoted , upon the authority of Dr Tshudi , by no less a philosopher than Baron Von Humboldt . Now , since my return to this country a few months ago , I have taken pains to ascertain whether the alleged fact is true ...
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... facts con- clude , that in the Andine valleys of Peru goitre is never endemic above an elevation of from 9000 to 10,000 feet ; and that if acci- dentally met with in the Cordillera , it must have been contracted elsewhere . I may add on ...
... facts con- clude , that in the Andine valleys of Peru goitre is never endemic above an elevation of from 9000 to 10,000 feet ; and that if acci- dentally met with in the Cordillera , it must have been contracted elsewhere . I may add on ...
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