Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 2. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Ellor Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1867 |
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Page 15
... present a wasted surface de- prived of the bark . It is entirely silicious , and reveals in the utmost perfection the whole of the tissues . " He then continues : " Traversing the woody fibres are several short tubular masses , swollen ...
... present a wasted surface de- prived of the bark . It is entirely silicious , and reveals in the utmost perfection the whole of the tissues . " He then continues : " Traversing the woody fibres are several short tubular masses , swollen ...
Page 18
... present worthy the attention of the readers of SCIENCE - GOSSIP ? To the first question I answer : A large heap of refuse will be found at all collieries ; but the shale heap is only found at those collieries working the low main bed of ...
... present worthy the attention of the readers of SCIENCE - GOSSIP ? To the first question I answer : A large heap of refuse will be found at all collieries ; but the shale heap is only found at those collieries working the low main bed of ...
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... present in plants , in addition to carbon ; they have become so compacted and are reduced so thoroughly to the condition of a simple mineral , that the absence of vegetable structure cannot be wondered at . It still remains a mystery ...
... present in plants , in addition to carbon ; they have become so compacted and are reduced so thoroughly to the condition of a simple mineral , that the absence of vegetable structure cannot be wondered at . It still remains a mystery ...
Page 21
... present they are quite well , in a tank measuring about four feet long , two feet broad , and eighteen inches high , with about four inches of fine sand on the bottom . They were got at Kiel , on the Baltic , and are in Baltic sea water ...
... present they are quite well , in a tank measuring about four feet long , two feet broad , and eighteen inches high , with about four inches of fine sand on the bottom . They were got at Kiel , on the Baltic , and are in Baltic sea water ...
Page 23
... present an atmosphere of aqueous vapour , which , with the other air , is constantly being carried along by the winds , and at length reaches land . In passing over the land the air becomes changed in temperature and in its electrical ...
... present an atmosphere of aqueous vapour , which , with the other air , is constantly being carried along by the winds , and at length reaches land . In passing over the land the air becomes changed in temperature and in its electrical ...
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