My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2. köideDodd, Mead, 1905 |
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Page 40
... given being that this is due to the com- pression at the poles , or , in other words , of the polar diameter being less than the equatorial . Now nine persons out of ten ( probably more ) who know what a “ degree ” is , and have an ...
... given being that this is due to the com- pression at the poles , or , in other words , of the polar diameter being less than the equatorial . Now nine persons out of ten ( probably more ) who know what a “ degree ” is , and have an ...
Page 41
... geometrical quantities . This rather long digression may be considered to be out of place , but it is given in order to illustrate the steps by which I gradually acquired confidence in my own judgment , XXVI ] FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES 41.
... geometrical quantities . This rather long digression may be considered to be out of place , but it is given in order to illustrate the steps by which I gradually acquired confidence in my own judgment , XXVI ] FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES 41.
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... given my estimate of his character and of his beneficent work at Sarawak in my " Malay Archipelago . " One of my early friends , though I did not see a great deal of him , was Professor George Rolleston , whose death in the prime of ...
... given my estimate of his character and of his beneficent work at Sarawak in my " Malay Archipelago . " One of my early friends , though I did not see a great deal of him , was Professor George Rolleston , whose death in the prime of ...
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... given in Dr. Elam's ' Physician's Problems . ' At this period Dr. Spruce was , of course , not aware of the very strong evidence against the inheritance of acquired characters of any kind , nor had he the advantage of Kerner's wonderful ...
... given in Dr. Elam's ' Physician's Problems . ' At this period Dr. Spruce was , of course , not aware of the very strong evidence against the inheritance of acquired characters of any kind , nor had he the advantage of Kerner's wonderful ...
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... given us a volume upon all the chief aspects and relations of the vegetation of the forests and mountains of equatorial America , which would have been of the greatest scientific and popular interest . CHAPTER XXVIII MY FRIENDS AND ...
... given us a volume upon all the chief aspects and relations of the vegetation of the forests and mountains of equatorial America , which would have been of the greatest scientific and popular interest . CHAPTER XXVIII MY FRIENDS AND ...
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