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... feet ) as the height of the summit . This is lower than any of twelve earlier estimates which are cited , the highest of them being 6559 metres . THE Italian possession of Eritrea on the coast of the Red Sea gives some promise of ...
... feet ) as the height of the summit . This is lower than any of twelve earlier estimates which are cited , the highest of them being 6559 metres . THE Italian possession of Eritrea on the coast of the Red Sea gives some promise of ...
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... feet and then omparing it with the stan- lard on my return . The results obtained speak vol- umes for the high - class workmanship and great ac- curacy you have attained in the manufacture of this instrument . ( Signed ) R. C. MOSSMAN ...
... feet and then omparing it with the stan- lard on my return . The results obtained speak vol- umes for the high - class workmanship and great ac- curacy you have attained in the manufacture of this instrument . ( Signed ) R. C. MOSSMAN ...
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... feet and then omparing it with the stan lard on my return . The results obtained speak vol- umes for the high - class workmanship and great ac- curacy you have attained in the manufacture of this instrument . ( Signed ) R. C. MOSSMAN ...
... feet and then omparing it with the stan lard on my return . The results obtained speak vol- umes for the high - class workmanship and great ac- curacy you have attained in the manufacture of this instrument . ( Signed ) R. C. MOSSMAN ...
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... feet ; 17,500 feet are probably Paleozoic , and 7000 feet are Mesozoic . Among the sedimentary rocks , one horizon in the Silurian , two in the Carboniferous , three or more in the Trias , and five in the Jura have been definitely ...
... feet ; 17,500 feet are probably Paleozoic , and 7000 feet are Mesozoic . Among the sedimentary rocks , one horizon in the Silurian , two in the Carboniferous , three or more in the Trias , and five in the Jura have been definitely ...
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... feet cadmium when liquefied may run away from the alloy . When intervals . The lowest contour is 25 feet above the level of the the cadmium first melts it is advisable to vigorously shake the sea , ordnance datum , which is 12 feet 6 ...
... feet cadmium when liquefied may run away from the alloy . When intervals . The lowest contour is 25 feet above the level of the the cadmium first melts it is advisable to vigorously shake the sea , ordnance datum , which is 12 feet 6 ...
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