Report of the Annual MeetingJ. Murray., 1877 |
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... portion of the sums granted as may from time to time be required . In grants of money to Committees , the Association does not contemplate the payment of personal expenses to the members . In all cases where additional grants of money ...
... portion of the sums granted as may from time to time be required . In grants of money to Committees , the Association does not contemplate the payment of personal expenses to the members . In all cases where additional grants of money ...
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... portion of later physics can scarcely be exaggerated ; and it may be truly said that there are few men whose loss will be longer felt or more deeply deplored than that of the illustrious astronomer of Upsala . I cannot pursue this ...
... portion of later physics can scarcely be exaggerated ; and it may be truly said that there are few men whose loss will be longer felt or more deeply deplored than that of the illustrious astronomer of Upsala . I cannot pursue this ...
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... portions of the soil for the production of human food . The ravages of insects have ever been the terror of the agriculturist , and the injury they inflict is often incalculable . An enemy of this class , carried over from America ...
... portions of the soil for the production of human food . The ravages of insects have ever been the terror of the agriculturist , and the injury they inflict is often incalculable . An enemy of this class , carried over from America ...
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... portion of the work would be immense , and those of Northern Africa not insignificant . Steam - power has of late years produced greater changes than probably ever occurred be- fore in so short a time . But the resources of Nature are ...
... portion of the work would be immense , and those of Northern Africa not insignificant . Steam - power has of late years produced greater changes than probably ever occurred be- fore in so short a time . But the resources of Nature are ...
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... portions of such a floor , perhaps never continuous , adhered to and projected from the walls ; and pieces of stalagmite , as well as detached " Paps " of the same material , occurred in the deposit below . There was no reason to ...
... portions of such a floor , perhaps never continuous , adhered to and projected from the walls ; and pieces of stalagmite , as well as detached " Paps " of the same material , occurred in the deposit below . There was no reason to ...
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