Transactions of the Manchester Geological Society, 28. köideSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1805 |
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... present the principal mines are located in the Ranigunj dis- trict in Bengal , at Singareni in the Nizam's territory , in the Lakhimpur district in Upper Assam , at Mohpani and Warora in the Central Provinces , and at Umaria in the ...
... present the principal mines are located in the Ranigunj dis- trict in Bengal , at Singareni in the Nizam's territory , in the Lakhimpur district in Upper Assam , at Mohpani and Warora in the Central Provinces , and at Umaria in the ...
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... present contribution , supplementing the paper which he gave on the resources and the mines of India some few months ago . He was pleased to add that he was credibly informed that Mr. Grundy had been before the India Board , and they ...
... present contribution , supplementing the paper which he gave on the resources and the mines of India some few months ago . He was pleased to add that he was credibly informed that Mr. Grundy had been before the India Board , and they ...
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... present , are the outcome of private beneficence , and are a practical refutation of the assertion so often made that we English people take little interest in education , and that we are content to rely on what we choose to designate ...
... present , are the outcome of private beneficence , and are a practical refutation of the assertion so often made that we English people take little interest in education , and that we are content to rely on what we choose to designate ...
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... present being done in this country , or in most up - to - date American practice in this respect . I am hoping , if this idea is followed by employers , even in some degree , it will help to solve the question of technical education ...
... present being done in this country , or in most up - to - date American practice in this respect . I am hoping , if this idea is followed by employers , even in some degree , it will help to solve the question of technical education ...
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... present , and I selected it on that account . The kind of education I have spoken of is so thoroughly utilitarian , whilst geology is pursued for its own sake and not for any expected monetary advantage . I am very glad if I have ...
... present , and I selected it on that account . The kind of education I have spoken of is so thoroughly utilitarian , whilst geology is pursued for its own sake and not for any expected monetary advantage . I am very glad if I have ...
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