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... probably saved more human life , with the exception of that of vaccination , than any discovery of any age ; and he who succeeds in devising an artificial method of preparing it will be truly a benefactor of the race . Not the least ...
... probably saved more human life , with the exception of that of vaccination , than any discovery of any age ; and he who succeeds in devising an artificial method of preparing it will be truly a benefactor of the race . Not the least ...
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... probably be sufficient for the kingdom . The case of the physical and natural sciences is different , and they ought to be cul- tivated in the largest and widest sense at every complete university . Nor , in applying this remark to the ...
... probably be sufficient for the kingdom . The case of the physical and natural sciences is different , and they ought to be cul- tivated in the largest and widest sense at every complete university . Nor , in applying this remark to the ...
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... probably ever occurred be- fore in so short a time . But the resources of Nature are not confined to steam , nor to the combustion of coal . The steady water - wheel and the rapid turbine are more perfect machines than the stationary ...
... probably ever occurred be- fore in so short a time . But the resources of Nature are not confined to steam , nor to the combustion of coal . The steady water - wheel and the rapid turbine are more perfect machines than the stationary ...
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... probably known to but very few persons , as what appeared to be its two entrances must have been so nearly filled with deposits of different kinds as to reduce them to the size of mere pigeon - holes ; and it is perhaps worthy of remark ...
... probably known to but very few persons , as what appeared to be its two entrances must have been so nearly filled with deposits of different kinds as to reduce them to the size of mere pigeon - holes ; and it is perhaps worthy of remark ...
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... probably collected by man . In the Granular Stalagmite .-- One tooth of Lion . In the Cave - earth . - 32 teeth of Hyæna , 7 of Bear , 6 of Fox , 3 of Horse , 2 of Rhinoceros , 3 plates of a molar of a young Mammoth , 1 of Lion , 1 of ...
... probably collected by man . In the Granular Stalagmite .-- One tooth of Lion . In the Cave - earth . - 32 teeth of Hyæna , 7 of Bear , 6 of Fox , 3 of Horse , 2 of Rhinoceros , 3 plates of a molar of a young Mammoth , 1 of Lion , 1 of ...
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