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... object | lectured to , and examined as his work progresses . of their visits . As a former east coast naturalist , re- All this is very right and proper , and quite as it markable for his common - sense views of such subjects ...
... object | lectured to , and examined as his work progresses . of their visits . As a former east coast naturalist , re- All this is very right and proper , and quite as it markable for his common - sense views of such subjects ...
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My present object a kitten in her mouth , on her way back to the bedroom . is to suggest that the negative evidence , so far from being Why did she select that room ? She was not petted by the strung , is so weak that perhaps it can ...
My present object a kitten in her mouth , on her way back to the bedroom . is to suggest that the negative evidence , so far from being Why did she select that room ? She was not petted by the strung , is so weak that perhaps it can ...
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... FINE ADJUSTMENT ( PATENT ) FOR MICROSCOPES entirely eliminates the reflex action or side movement which occurs in most instruments when slight pressure is exerted in giving movement to the Micrometer screw when focussing an object .
... FINE ADJUSTMENT ( PATENT ) FOR MICROSCOPES entirely eliminates the reflex action or side movement which occurs in most instruments when slight pressure is exerted in giving movement to the Micrometer screw when focussing an object .
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A xxw and revised edition of “ Object Lessons in Elementary Science , " by Mr. Vincent T. Murché , has been published by Messrs . Macmillan and Co. , Ltd. , in two parts at 25 . each . THE “ London University Guide and University ...
A xxw and revised edition of “ Object Lessons in Elementary Science , " by Mr. Vincent T. Murché , has been published by Messrs . Macmillan and Co. , Ltd. , in two parts at 25 . each . THE “ London University Guide and University ...
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The object of Captain Wood's visit to Nepal was it was Makalu that Schlagintweit mistook for Everest , and to ascertain whether the peak known to the Nepalese as it was Makalu that he drew as Everest , both in his Gaurisankar was ...
The object of Captain Wood's visit to Nepal was it was Makalu that Schlagintweit mistook for Everest , and to ascertain whether the peak known to the Nepalese as it was Makalu that he drew as Everest , both in his Gaurisankar was ...
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| Title | Nature, Volume 71 |
| Editor | Sir Norman Lockyer |
| Publisher | Macmillan Journals Limited, 1905 |
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