Nature, Volume 81Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1909 - Electronic journals |
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... described in detail . Attention was particularly directed to the abdominal cavity , and especially to the peritoneal arrangements and the organs of alimentation . The length of the animal was 51.5 inches , and the length of the ...
... described in detail . Attention was particularly directed to the abdominal cavity , and especially to the peritoneal arrangements and the organs of alimentation . The length of the animal was 51.5 inches , and the length of the ...
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... described a similar type from the Toro country at the north - east base of Ruwenzori . The present writer also saw a large leopard skin of this description in the possession of the Rev. Mr. Teggart ( C.M.S. ) in eastern Toro in June ...
... described a similar type from the Toro country at the north - east base of Ruwenzori . The present writer also saw a large leopard skin of this description in the possession of the Rev. Mr. Teggart ( C.M.S. ) in eastern Toro in June ...
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... described first , and in proportion to their economic importance receive longer notice than those of Australia and South Africa . The longest section is that on the goldfields of North America . Each field is noticed separately ; the ...
... described first , and in proportion to their economic importance receive longer notice than those of Australia and South Africa . The longest section is that on the goldfields of North America . Each field is noticed separately ; the ...
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... described in the course of the paper . The communication relates , to a great extent , to material collected by the Albatross . POLYCHATOUS annelids from Monterey Bay and San Diego , California , are discussed by Dr. J. P. Moore in the ...
... described in the course of the paper . The communication relates , to a great extent , to material collected by the Albatross . POLYCHATOUS annelids from Monterey Bay and San Diego , California , are discussed by Dr. J. P. Moore in the ...
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... described , also the preparation defects , and tests for quality , including both laboratory for use , varieties met with , impurities and adulterants , tests and simple practical tests such as may be applied by the workman . In every ...
... described , also the preparation defects , and tests for quality , including both laboratory for use , varieties met with , impurities and adulterants , tests and simple practical tests such as may be applied by the workman . In every ...
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Page xxiii - Are God and Nature then at strife, That Nature lends such evil dreams So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life...
Page 18 - Engineering, has been made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG), for...
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Page 18 - Beardmore was a member of the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and a member of the Smeatonian Club.
Page 51 - The first thing is good stock, and the second thing is good stock, and the third thing is good stock, and when you have paid attention to these three things, fit environment will keep your material in good condition. No environmental or educational grindstone is of service, unless the tool to be ground is of genuine steel — of tough race and tempered stock.
Page 16 - ... among specialists, who will welcome a work of reasonable compass and handy form, containing a trustworthy treatment of the various departments of Natural History by men who are familiar with, and competent to deal with, the latest results of scientific research. Altogether to judge from this first volume, the Cambridge Natural History promises to fulfil all the expectations that its prospectus holds out
Page 107 - Hill, who will easily rank as the greatest master of mathematical astronomy during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
Page 11 - far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws; but I have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.
Page xxiv - ... selection index numbers" in such work. The idea of such index numbers is to combine in a single numerical expression the values of a series of variable characters with regard to all of which the breeder wishes to practise selection at the same time. The analytical expression of this idea is discussed and its adaptability and usefulness are illustrated by examples drawn from poultry and maize breeding. It is shown that selection index numbers...