Report of the Annual MeetingJ. Murray., 1877 |
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... whole time for which they are engaged , except when employed on mes- sages by one of the Officers directing these Rooms . Committee of Recommendations . The General Committee shall appoint at each Meeting a Committee , which shall ...
... whole time for which they are engaged , except when employed on mes- sages by one of the Officers directing these Rooms . Committee of Recommendations . The General Committee shall appoint at each Meeting a Committee , which shall ...
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... whole satisfactory . Of the warnings issued of late years , four out of five were justified by the occurrence of gales or strong winds . Few storms occurred for which no warnings had been given ; but unfortunately among these were some ...
... whole satisfactory . Of the warnings issued of late years , four out of five were justified by the occurrence of gales or strong winds . Few storms occurred for which no warnings had been given ; but unfortunately among these were some ...
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... whole we arrive at the grand conclusion that this mighty universe is chiefly built up of the same materials as the globe we inhabit . In the application of science to the useful purposes of life , chemistry and mechanics have run an ...
... whole we arrive at the grand conclusion that this mighty universe is chiefly built up of the same materials as the globe we inhabit . In the application of science to the useful purposes of life , chemistry and mechanics have run an ...
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... whole range of pure chemistry , it is with regret that I find myself constrained to make only a simple reference to the important work of Cayley on the Mathematical Theory of Isomers , and to elaborate memoirs which have recently ...
... whole range of pure chemistry , it is with regret that I find myself constrained to make only a simple reference to the important work of Cayley on the Mathematical Theory of Isomers , and to elaborate memoirs which have recently ...
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... whole , that it appears to have been drawn up with such care , and with such regard to the essential conditions of the problem , as to render it highly desirable that it should be considered in detail by authorized representatives of ...
... whole , that it appears to have been drawn up with such care , and with such regard to the essential conditions of the problem , as to render it highly desirable that it should be considered in detail by authorized representatives of ...
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