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... fact that it was presided over last year by an able repre- sentative of commerce and industry , and this year by one who has long held an exalted position in the world of science , and has now the rare di- stinction of representing in ...
... fact that it was presided over last year by an able repre- sentative of commerce and industry , and this year by one who has long held an exalted position in the world of science , and has now the rare di- stinction of representing in ...
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... fact without a parallel in the history of the exploration . At the innermost end the height of the Reach was 8.5 feet , from Limestone Roof to Limestone Floor . The upper surface of the Cave - earth was an irregularly inclined plane ...
... fact without a parallel in the history of the exploration . At the innermost end the height of the Reach was 8.5 feet , from Limestone Roof to Limestone Floor . The upper surface of the Cave - earth was an irregularly inclined plane ...
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... fact it was not only the most bewildering branch of the Cavern , but even persons somewhat familiar with the scene so constantly " lost their bearings as to be unable , even after emerging from it , to tell whether their way out of the ...
... fact it was not only the most bewildering branch of the Cavern , but even persons somewhat familiar with the scene so constantly " lost their bearings as to be unable , even after emerging from it , to tell whether their way out of the ...
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... fact well calculated to impress one with the unsatisfactory nature of merely negative evidence . It cannot be doubted that had this compara- tively small specimen been overlooked , the palæontologists who , prior to its discovery , were ...
... fact well calculated to impress one with the unsatisfactory nature of merely negative evidence . It cannot be doubted that had this compara- tively small specimen been overlooked , the palæontologists who , prior to its discovery , were ...
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... fact , be regarded as merely an improved form of that axiom . 5. Book II . Areas . This book contains in thirteen Theorems the various theorems contained in Euclid between I. 35 and the end of Book II . Beyond noting the fact that it ...
... fact , be regarded as merely an improved form of that axiom . 5. Book II . Areas . This book contains in thirteen Theorems the various theorems contained in Euclid between I. 35 and the end of Book II . Beyond noting the fact that it ...
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