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... F.R.S. , 573 Hair , Mammalian , the Phylogenetic Position of , Herr Maurer , 87 Hale ( Prof. G. E. ) , Ultra - Violet Spectrum in Solar Promin- ences , 186 ; Coincidence of Solar and Terrestrial Phenomena , 425 ; Prof.
... F.R.S. , 573 Hair , Mammalian , the Phylogenetic Position of , Herr Maurer , 87 Hale ( Prof. G. E. ) , Ultra - Violet Spectrum in Solar Promin- ences , 186 ; Coincidence of Solar and Terrestrial Phenomena , 425 ; Prof.
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A. Rambaut , 226 ; on the Photo- graphic Spectra of some of the Brighter Stars , J. Norman Lo kyer , F. R. S. , 261 ; Burnham's Double - Star Observations 281 ; the Milky Way , Dr. Otto Boeddicker , 337 ; Relative Position of Stars in ...
A. Rambaut , 226 ; on the Photo- graphic Spectra of some of the Brighter Stars , J. Norman Lo kyer , F. R. S. , 261 ; Burnham's Double - Star Observations 281 ; the Milky Way , Dr. Otto Boeddicker , 337 ; Relative Position of Stars in ...
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I will not dwell on the fact that this desire could only be declared by men who were will- ing to risk their personal position for the public good , but I want you to observe how in this case also the work of decentralization , which ...
I will not dwell on the fact that this desire could only be declared by men who were will- ing to risk their personal position for the public good , but I want you to observe how in this case also the work of decentralization , which ...
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... deter- mining its position in the vegetable kingdom . Before explaining M. Zeiller's observations more in detail , a few words explanatory of the structure of Bowmanites will make M. Zeiller's views more intelligible to the reader .
... deter- mining its position in the vegetable kingdom . Before explaining M. Zeiller's observations more in detail , a few words explanatory of the structure of Bowmanites will make M. Zeiller's views more intelligible to the reader .
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I may , how- ever , in condonation of heterodox views , refer to the position of the argument with regard to the alleged shifting of the terres- trial axis of rotation , which has within the last few years entered on a new phase .
I may , how- ever , in condonation of heterodox views , refer to the position of the argument with regard to the alleged shifting of the terres- trial axis of rotation , which has within the last few years entered on a new phase .
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| Title | Nature, Volume 47 Recent scientific and technical books |
| Editor | Sir Norman Lockyer |
| Publisher | Macmillan Journals Limited, 1893 |
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