The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 |
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... circle . In Lapland , for instance , there are three times more Glumacea than Composite ; while , in the temperate parts of Europe , the families are nearly equal . On the other hand , in North America , from the 32d to the 45th degree ...
... circle . In Lapland , for instance , there are three times more Glumacea than Composite ; while , in the temperate parts of Europe , the families are nearly equal . On the other hand , in North America , from the 32d to the 45th degree ...
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... circle , as 23. 24. 1. So that it is only in Lapland that the Cyperaceae are equal , in number of species , to the Graminea ; but through the temperate zone to the tro- - pics , the quantity of Cyperaceae and JunceƦ diminishes , in a ...
... circle , as 23. 24. 1. So that it is only in Lapland that the Cyperaceae are equal , in number of species , to the Graminea ; but through the temperate zone to the tro- - pics , the quantity of Cyperaceae and JunceƦ diminishes , in a ...
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... circle , erected at the Royal Observatory , by Mr. Troughton . A separate ore , consisting of iridium and osmium , has been discovered by Dr. Wollaston among the grains of crude plati- num . Its specific gravity 19,5 ; it is hard , not ...
... circle , erected at the Royal Observatory , by Mr. Troughton . A separate ore , consisting of iridium and osmium , has been discovered by Dr. Wollaston among the grains of crude plati- num . Its specific gravity 19,5 ; it is hard , not ...
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... circle of curvature of each undulation , many images thereof are pro- duced , and the object being sufficiently broad , the undulations of adequate size , and frequency and proximity , the different images become united ; and in the ...
... circle of curvature of each undulation , many images thereof are pro- duced , and the object being sufficiently broad , the undulations of adequate size , and frequency and proximity , the different images become united ; and in the ...
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... circle , of which , as he descends , the vertical diameter becomes diminished , the horizontal enlarged , the lower limb resembling an ellipse considerably more eccentric than the upper , changes of colour and of form , owing to the ...
... circle , of which , as he descends , the vertical diameter becomes diminished , the horizontal enlarged , the lower limb resembling an ellipse considerably more eccentric than the upper , changes of colour and of form , owing to the ...
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