Nature, Volume 47Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1893 - Electronic journals |
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... Preparation of Glucina from Beryl , J Gibson , 405 ; the Hydrocarbons derived from Dipentene Dihydrochloride , W. A. Tilden and S. Williamson , 405 ; Sulphonic Derivatives of Camphor , F. S. Kipping and W. J. Pope , 405 ; Thionyl ...
... Preparation of Glucina from Beryl , J Gibson , 405 ; the Hydrocarbons derived from Dipentene Dihydrochloride , W. A. Tilden and S. Williamson , 405 ; Sulphonic Derivatives of Camphor , F. S. Kipping and W. J. Pope , 405 ; Thionyl ...
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... prepared to receive Applications for the situation of CURATOR of the GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS . The Salary will be at the rate of £ 200 per Annum , with Free House in the Gardens and Coal and Gas . Applications marked " Botanic Gardens ...
... prepared to receive Applications for the situation of CURATOR of the GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS . The Salary will be at the rate of £ 200 per Annum , with Free House in the Gardens and Coal and Gas . Applications marked " Botanic Gardens ...
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... prepared to admit that it is a Sphenophyllum ; but only on the con- dition that we alter our definitions of the latter genus , and admit the possibility that some of the forms may possess twenty or more undivided and linear leaves . The ...
... prepared to admit that it is a Sphenophyllum ; but only on the con- dition that we alter our definitions of the latter genus , and admit the possibility that some of the forms may possess twenty or more undivided and linear leaves . The ...
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... prepared , they show that the reaction affords a very convenient and advantageous method of preparing large quantities of glycol aldehyde . The glycol acetal is added to an equal volume of water acidified with only a few drops of ...
... prepared , they show that the reaction affords a very convenient and advantageous method of preparing large quantities of glycol aldehyde . The glycol acetal is added to an equal volume of water acidified with only a few drops of ...
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... prepared to say that it is by no means universally true that a kitten which has never seen a dog is afraid from the first moment it perceives one . Mr. Spalding does indeed describe how the smell of his hand with which he had been ...
... prepared to say that it is by no means universally true that a kitten which has never seen a dog is afraid from the first moment it perceives one . Mr. Spalding does indeed describe how the smell of his hand with which he had been ...
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