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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Page 25
... specimens . The super - occipital or inter - parietal wormian bone represented by Dr Wilson , on the authority of Dr Tshudi , as characteristic of all the skulls of the Peruvian Indian race , is not even traceable in any one of the five ...
... specimens . The super - occipital or inter - parietal wormian bone represented by Dr Wilson , on the authority of Dr Tshudi , as characteristic of all the skulls of the Peruvian Indian race , is not even traceable in any one of the five ...
Page 26
... the characteristics of a super - occipital or inter - parietal wor- mian bone . He has six fine specimens to speak for the Inca race in Europe . the years 1849-50 , an Indian girl from the neighbourhood 26 Peruvian Gleanings .
... the characteristics of a super - occipital or inter - parietal wor- mian bone . He has six fine specimens to speak for the Inca race in Europe . the years 1849-50 , an Indian girl from the neighbourhood 26 Peruvian Gleanings .
Page 100
... specimen of the smaller species just now , and about this time last year I became possessed of one of the larger . It was a most in- teresting and amusing pet , not only quite tame , but manifest- ing strong attachment . I had it for ...
... specimen of the smaller species just now , and about this time last year I became possessed of one of the larger . It was a most in- teresting and amusing pet , not only quite tame , but manifest- ing strong attachment . I had it for ...
Page 102
... specimen are hardly in a sufficient state of firmness to allow me to speak with absolute confidence . The result appears to be , that there is here a communication between the nostril and the roof of the mouth , immediately and closely ...
... specimen are hardly in a sufficient state of firmness to allow me to speak with absolute confidence . The result appears to be , that there is here a communication between the nostril and the roof of the mouth , immediately and closely ...
Page 106
... specimen of what the author is capable of producing ; and we trust that he may be able to carry out what he proposes , viz . , to continue his work , and to expand this imperfect sketch into a full and exhaustive discussion of the ...
... specimen of what the author is capable of producing ; and we trust that he may be able to carry out what he proposes , viz . , to continue his work , and to expand this imperfect sketch into a full and exhaustive discussion of the ...
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