Nature, Volume 11Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1874 - Electronic journals |
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... passed when the matter can be thought deserving of being laughed down with a sneer . We feel bound to refer more particularly to a letter contained in the Spectator of October 24 , written by the gentleman referred to above , and ...
... passed when the matter can be thought deserving of being laughed down with a sneer . We feel bound to refer more particularly to a letter contained in the Spectator of October 24 , written by the gentleman referred to above , and ...
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... passing regularly twice a year over the intervening countries of Europe , it is there so singularly_scarce as to have been ... passed over Europe at a stretch , and if so , I cannot conceive its flight being guided by any landmarks ...
... passing regularly twice a year over the intervening countries of Europe , it is there so singularly_scarce as to have been ... passed over Europe at a stretch , and if so , I cannot conceive its flight being guided by any landmarks ...
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... passed most of the interval in Cashmere and Thibet , where he is believed to have made very con- siderable collections - zoological , botanical , and geological . MR . MARTIN , Senior in the Natural Science Tripos of 1873 , was last ...
... passed most of the interval in Cashmere and Thibet , where he is believed to have made very con- siderable collections - zoological , botanical , and geological . MR . MARTIN , Senior in the Natural Science Tripos of 1873 , was last ...
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... passed through stages now represented by the lampreys and the sharks , during the ages which ended the archæolithic period . While the Devonian , Carboniferous , and Permian formations were taking place , the Amphibian stage was passed ...
... passed through stages now represented by the lampreys and the sharks , during the ages which ended the archæolithic period . While the Devonian , Carboniferous , and Permian formations were taking place , the Amphibian stage was passed ...
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... passed away , or only exist as relics to encumber the ground . Does not their fate suggest misgivings as to the fate of the genealo- gical trees which are now so luxuriant ? In conclusion I will quote the words of one who will not be ...
... passed away , or only exist as relics to encumber the ground . Does not their fate suggest misgivings as to the fate of the genealo- gical trees which are now so luxuriant ? In conclusion I will quote the words of one who will not be ...
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