The American Geologist, Volume 26Newton Horace Winchell Geological Publishing Company, 1900 - Geology Includes section "Review of recent geological literature." |
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... specimens in all branches of na- tural history . He was eminently practical in all his teaching , and as may be seen from the large accumulation of material now displayed in the cabinets of the Peter Redpath museum , he enlisted the co ...
... specimens in all branches of na- tural history . He was eminently practical in all his teaching , and as may be seen from the large accumulation of material now displayed in the cabinets of the Peter Redpath museum , he enlisted the co ...
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... specimens and books , with illustrations of natural history objects , and a thousand and one objects of beauty and interest in nature he sought to plant thoughts in the minds of his disciples , and interest them , or assist in de ...
... specimens and books , with illustrations of natural history objects , and a thousand and one objects of beauty and interest in nature he sought to plant thoughts in the minds of his disciples , and interest them , or assist in de ...
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... Specimens of the Wheat Midge from Nova Scotia . Acad . Nat . Sci . Phila . Proc . 4 , 1848-9 , pp . 210-211 ; Ann . & Mag . Nat . Hist . , vol . 5 , 1850 , pp . 152-154 . Report on the Coal Fields of Carribou Cove and River Inhabi ...
... Specimens of the Wheat Midge from Nova Scotia . Acad . Nat . Sci . Phila . Proc . 4 , 1848-9 , pp . 210-211 ; Ann . & Mag . Nat . Hist . , vol . 5 , 1850 , pp . 152-154 . Report on the Coal Fields of Carribou Cove and River Inhabi ...
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... Specimen of Fossil Wood from the Devonian Rocks ( Gaspé Sandstones ) of Gaspé , Canada East . Proc . Amer . Assoc . Adv . Sc . , 1856. Pt . 2 , pp . 174-176 . Mass . On the Species of Meriones and Arvicolæ Found in Nova Scotia , Brit ...
... Specimen of Fossil Wood from the Devonian Rocks ( Gaspé Sandstones ) of Gaspé , Canada East . Proc . Amer . Assoc . Adv . Sc . , 1856. Pt . 2 , pp . 174-176 . Mass . On the Species of Meriones and Arvicolæ Found in Nova Scotia , Brit ...
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Newton Horace Winchell. Remarks on a Specimen of Fossil Wood from the Devonian Rocks ( Gaspé Sandstones ) of Gaspé , Canada East . Proc . Amer . Assoc . Adv . Sci . , 1856 , Pt . 2 , pp . 174-176 . ( Boston meeting ) , Mass . 1857 ...
Newton Horace Winchell. Remarks on a Specimen of Fossil Wood from the Devonian Rocks ( Gaspé Sandstones ) of Gaspé , Canada East . Proc . Amer . Assoc . Adv . Sci . , 1856 , Pt . 2 , pp . 174-176 . ( Boston meeting ) , Mass . 1857 ...
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