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He has not taken any characters from the under - side , the specimens being carded ; hence the oral organs could not be described , but they may be pretty safely assumed to resemble those of Belyta , Anectata , & c . , and their details ...
He has not taken any characters from the under - side , the specimens being carded ; hence the oral organs could not be described , but they may be pretty safely assumed to resemble those of Belyta , Anectata , & c . , and their details ...
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Objection may be taken to the classification of solutions as mechanical and chemical , for , were it for no other reason , it is still a disputed point whether any solution may be considered a mixture . The concise style of the book ...
Objection may be taken to the classification of solutions as mechanical and chemical , for , were it for no other reason , it is still a disputed point whether any solution may be considered a mixture . The concise style of the book ...
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If the solstice had been taken alone , the date of it would have been the same for all parts of the valley ; but cer- tainly the solstice was not taken alone , and for the obvious reason that they wanted something to warn them of the ...
If the solstice had been taken alone , the date of it would have been the same for all parts of the valley ; but cer- tainly the solstice was not taken alone , and for the obvious reason that they wanted something to warn them of the ...
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In the measurement of the intensity of the lines , the energy of radiation was taken as proportional to the first throw . It was found that a standard candle at Im . distance gave a throw of 150mm . A preliminary investigation of the ...
In the measurement of the intensity of the lines , the energy of radiation was taken as proportional to the first throw . It was found that a standard candle at Im . distance gave a throw of 150mm . A preliminary investigation of the ...
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Mr . G. Massee's paper on Heterosporium asperatum , a parasitic fungus , was , in the absence of the author , taken as read . Entomological Society , November 2 , Frederick DuCane- Godman , F.R.S. , president , in the chair .
Mr . G. Massee's paper on Heterosporium asperatum , a parasitic fungus , was , in the absence of the author , taken as read . Entomological Society , November 2 , Frederick DuCane- Godman , F.R.S. , president , in the chair .
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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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