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... Examination of , 339 LIST OF OF ILLUSTRATIONS . SCIENTIFIC OPINION . WEDNESDAY ,. June 29 , 1870. ] Steam - engine , a , withcut a Crank , 355 Steam - rollers v . Horse - rollers , 339 Steel for Rails , free and cheap , 132 Steering ...
... Examination of , 339 LIST OF OF ILLUSTRATIONS . SCIENTIFIC OPINION . WEDNESDAY ,. June 29 , 1870. ] Steam - engine , a , withcut a Crank , 355 Steam - rollers v . Horse - rollers , 339 Steel for Rails , free and cheap , 132 Steering ...
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... examination of the Burmese flora . THE Council of the Society of Arts have decided to create a new office , that of Inspector of the Educational Department , and have selected for this appointment Mr. Critchett , who has been , for ...
... examination of the Burmese flora . THE Council of the Society of Arts have decided to create a new office , that of Inspector of the Educational Department , and have selected for this appointment Mr. Critchett , who has been , for ...
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... examination it would be found that each capsule was a body more or less flattened , composed of a yellow bituminous substance , and in the interior of which are a great number of minute bodies , generally rounded , but varied in shape ...
... examination it would be found that each capsule was a body more or less flattened , composed of a yellow bituminous substance , and in the interior of which are a great number of minute bodies , generally rounded , but varied in shape ...
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... examination of a large series of Lignites , from the north of Scotland , in the collection of C. W. Peach , Esq . , they do not seem to be un- common in that formation . All the specimens examined pre- sent the same external characters ...
... examination of a large series of Lignites , from the north of Scotland , in the collection of C. W. Peach , Esq . , they do not seem to be un- common in that formation . All the specimens examined pre- sent the same external characters ...
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... examination , these two precipitates may , says the Phar- maceutical Journal , be easily distinguished . What Part of the Brain has to Do with Emotion ? -Professor Jessen , in a recent memoir , concludes that there is good reason to ...
... examination , these two precipitates may , says the Phar- maceutical Journal , be easily distinguished . What Part of the Brain has to Do with Emotion ? -Professor Jessen , in a recent memoir , concludes that there is good reason to ...
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