Nature, Volume 95Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1915 - Electronic journals |
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... various purposes and to communicate the formulæ to manufacturers . The re- search has been carried on at King's College , London , and formulæ have been arrived at for an alumina- soda glass suitable for the manufacture of chemical ...
... various purposes and to communicate the formulæ to manufacturers . The re- search has been carried on at King's College , London , and formulæ have been arrived at for an alumina- soda glass suitable for the manufacture of chemical ...
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... various Liliaceæ , and Amarylli- daceæ , which are so numerous at the Cape , and of many other plants under their respective natural orders . THE pocket - book for 1915 issued by the Royal Botanic Society of London is a mine of ...
... various Liliaceæ , and Amarylli- daceæ , which are so numerous at the Cape , and of many other plants under their respective natural orders . THE pocket - book for 1915 issued by the Royal Botanic Society of London is a mine of ...
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... various systems of organs and of the process of fission in this group of worms . A curious feature in two of the species described was the degeneration of the alimentary canal as the worm approached sexual maturity . Dr. F. R. Cowper ...
... various systems of organs and of the process of fission in this group of worms . A curious feature in two of the species described was the degeneration of the alimentary canal as the worm approached sexual maturity . Dr. F. R. Cowper ...
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... Various text - books on special branches of forestry have been published , but no general handbook suitable to students in America has hitherto appeared . " Elements of Forestry , " by Moon and Brown , is an attempt to supply this need ...
... Various text - books on special branches of forestry have been published , but no general handbook suitable to students in America has hitherto appeared . " Elements of Forestry , " by Moon and Brown , is an attempt to supply this need ...
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... various ranges of flight up to 700 yards ; observations quoted as made by Dr. Copeman in rural districts in Norfolk give a flight - range of 1700 yards . The book concludes with a discussion of the best methods for destroying fly ...
... various ranges of flight up to 700 yards ; observations quoted as made by Dr. Copeman in rural districts in Norfolk give a flight - range of 1700 yards . The book concludes with a discussion of the best methods for destroying fly ...
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