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... Prof. Jas . D. Dana . The Association was divided into two sections - the physical and the chemical . The whole number of communications presented was 92 : 37 in Physics and Astronomy ; 12 in Meteorology ; 25 in Geology and Mineralogy ...
... Prof. Jas . D. Dana . The Association was divided into two sections - the physical and the chemical . The whole number of communications presented was 92 : 37 in Physics and Astronomy ; 12 in Meteorology ; 25 in Geology and Mineralogy ...
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... Prof. Baum . The meeting was well attended , most of the distinguished scientific men of Germany being present . After the formal opening of the session , and a few remarks by the President , Prof. Wagner , ( Hofrath , ) of Göttingen ...
... Prof. Baum . The meeting was well attended , most of the distinguished scientific men of Germany being present . After the formal opening of the session , and a few remarks by the President , Prof. Wagner , ( Hofrath , ) of Göttingen ...
Side 11
... Prof. Karnat stated that Germany possesses coal sufficient to supply the whole world with fuel for at least 500 years . At the same Congress it was reported that a number of perfect hu- man skulls with teeth in them had been found in ...
... Prof. Karnat stated that Germany possesses coal sufficient to supply the whole world with fuel for at least 500 years . At the same Congress it was reported that a number of perfect hu- man skulls with teeth in them had been found in ...
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... Prof. Encke , clearly indicated that Clapperton and Denham's position was too far to the east , but left the precise distance undetermined . It was reserved for Dr. Vogel to solve this vexata quæstio , which , for one of his age , ( 22 ...
... Prof. Encke , clearly indicated that Clapperton and Denham's position was too far to the east , but left the precise distance undetermined . It was reserved for Dr. Vogel to solve this vexata quæstio , which , for one of his age , ( 22 ...
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... Prof. J. M. Safford , of Cumberland University , Tennessee . Prof. S. is well prepared for his duties , and his final reports will beyond doubt prove both valuable and honorable to the State and to Science . Dr. William Kitchell , of ...
... Prof. J. M. Safford , of Cumberland University , Tennessee . Prof. S. is well prepared for his duties , and his final reports will beyond doubt prove both valuable and honorable to the State and to Science . Dr. William Kitchell , of ...
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Side 274 - ... consumed by a given weight of animal, within a given time, and the amount of increase obtained from a given weight of food. The results, which formed the subject of the present communication, afforded further illustration of some of the points brought forward in the former one ; but...
Side 377 - These astronomers are of opinion that this fluid ring is not of very recent formation, and that it is not subject to rapid change , and they have come to the extraordinary conclusion that the inner border of the ring has, since the time of Huygens, been gradually approaching the body of Saturn, and that we may expect, sooner or later, perhaps in some dozen of years, to see the rings united with the body of the planet.
Side 162 - A wire laid across from cither of the above-named places on this side will pass to the north of the Grand Banks, and rest on that beautiful plateau to which I have alluded, and where the waters of the sea appear to be as quiet and as completely at rest as it is at the bottom of a mill-pond.
Side 269 - It fully equalled the expectations of all ; so that solidified milk will hereafter rank among the necessary appendages to the sick room. In fine, this article makes paps, custards, puddings, and cakes, equal to the best milk ; and one may be sure it is an unadulterated article, obtained from well-pastured cattle, and not the produce of distillery slops ; neither can it be watered. For our steamships, our packets, for those travelling by land or by sea, for hotel purposes, or use in private families,...