Science, Volume 7John Michels (Journalist) American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1886 - Science Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science. |
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... less than at the equator , reaches the torrid zone with a strong relative motion toward the west , going slower than the earth , and giving us the south - east trades of the southern side of the equator , and the north - east of the ...
... less than at the equator , reaches the torrid zone with a strong relative motion toward the west , going slower than the earth , and giving us the south - east trades of the southern side of the equator , and the north - east of the ...
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... less than the accordant series up the Hudson valley , through rock ; and the Goat Island and Harvard velocities , which must have been almost entirely through rock , seem to show a falling - off in the transmis- sion as the wave ...
... less than the accordant series up the Hudson valley , through rock ; and the Goat Island and Harvard velocities , which must have been almost entirely through rock , seem to show a falling - off in the transmis- sion as the wave ...
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... less be used with great advantage in the propaga- tion of the Spanish mackerel . In twenty - four hours the latter would be ready to be set free from the apparatus ; whereas it requires eleven or twelve days to hatch the eggs of the cod ...
... less be used with great advantage in the propaga- tion of the Spanish mackerel . In twenty - four hours the latter would be ready to be set free from the apparatus ; whereas it requires eleven or twelve days to hatch the eggs of the cod ...
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... less cost for manufacturing than ever before ; so that , as far as there is any competition with free labor , it is greater under the ' piece - price ' plan than it was before . This is a result which reflects upon the sagacity of the ...
... less cost for manufacturing than ever before ; so that , as far as there is any competition with free labor , it is greater under the ' piece - price ' plan than it was before . This is a result which reflects upon the sagacity of the ...
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... less that is disagreeable incident to all government work , and unfortunately there is a more or less uncertain tenure of office , so that occasionally a college corporation carries off a man whose ser- vices the government ought not to ...
... less that is disagreeable incident to all government work , and unfortunately there is a more or less uncertain tenure of office , so that occasionally a college corporation carries off a man whose ser- vices the government ought not to ...
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Page 424 - City had given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History.
Page 323 - ... that for the ordinary necessities of lighthouse illumination, mineral oil is the most suitable and economical illuminant, and that for salient headlands, important landfalls, and places where a very powerful light is required, electricity offers the greatest advantages.
Page 369 - Every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interest his own way, and to bring both his industry and capital into competition with those of any other man or order of men.
Page 216 - GRAY— STRUCTURAL BOTANY, OR ORGANOGRAPHY ON THE BASIS OF MORPHOLOGY. To which are added the principles of Taxonomy and Phytography, and a Glossary of Botanical Terms.
Page 314 - THE PREVENTABLE CAUSES OF DISEASE, INJURY, AND DEATH IN AMERICAN MANUFACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS, AND THE BEST MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR PREVENTING AND AVOIDING THEM.
Page 216 - SCRIBNER'S STATISTICAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES : Showing by Graphic Methods their Present Condition, and their Political, Social, and Industrial Development...
Page 202 - ... permitting the holder thereof to collect birds, their nests or eggs, for strictly scientific purposes only. In order to obtain such...
Page 222 - In his report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, published in 1879.
Page 364 - Now, the most important object of all educational schemes is to catch these exceptional people, and turn them to account for the good of society.
Page 202 - For the purposes of this act the following only shall be considered game birds : The anatidae, commonly known as swans, geese, brant, and river and sea ducks; the rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots, mud-hens, and gallinules; the limicolae, commonly known as shore birds, plovers, surf birds, snipe, woodcock, sandpipers, tatlers, and curlews; the gallinae, commonly known as wild turkeys, grouse, prairie chickens, pheasants, partridges, and quails.