Nature, Volume 32Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1885 - Electronic journals |
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Page 292
... described are improvements on previous constructions . The author commences with a description of the natural laws which govern the general movements of the sea , the causes and action of its waves , tides , currents , and consequent ...
... described are improvements on previous constructions . The author commences with a description of the natural laws which govern the general movements of the sea , the causes and action of its waves , tides , currents , and consequent ...
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... described , concludes the chapter . This brief review of the first is sufficient to show the system on which each of the eight chapters is put together . In the second chapter on angular measurement the circular Vernier , the mirror and ...
... described , concludes the chapter . This brief review of the first is sufficient to show the system on which each of the eight chapters is put together . In the second chapter on angular measurement the circular Vernier , the mirror and ...
Page 587
... described being that of fate - telling , and the notions regarding the deleterious influence of Nereids on children . The customs connected with death and burials were next described , and shown to be the same as those of the Greeks ...
... described being that of fate - telling , and the notions regarding the deleterious influence of Nereids on children . The customs connected with death and burials were next described , and shown to be the same as those of the Greeks ...
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Auroral Zone ElevenYear Meridional Oscillation of the Bath Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club | 12 |
Prof Auwers Calculations of Longitude of Places bination of the Ordnance and Admiralty Surveys E | 101 |
Earthquakes in 11 85 460 Industrial Education in Behrens Dr W J Guide for the Microscopical Investiga | 193 |
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