Nature, Volume 35Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1887 |
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... and not even any Neu- mann lines . A considerable proportion of these are certainly not meteoric . In the Harvard cabinet there are two specimens , Report of a discussion at the Birmingham meeting of the 16 [ Nov. 4 , 1886 NATURE.
... and not even any Neu- mann lines . A considerable proportion of these are certainly not meteoric . In the Harvard cabinet there are two specimens , Report of a discussion at the Birmingham meeting of the 16 [ Nov. 4 , 1886 NATURE.
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... considerable diffi- culty in defining the kind of mountain to be regarded as a volcano , it is impossible to give an absolute statement as to the number of volcanoes in the country . If under the term volcano be included all mountains ...
... considerable diffi- culty in defining the kind of mountain to be regarded as a volcano , it is impossible to give an absolute statement as to the number of volcanoes in the country . If under the term volcano be included all mountains ...
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... considerable density and of high average temperature in the sub - surface layers . This characteristic is seen most clearly in the Atlantic , where there is no communication with another ocean . In the Pacific the non - continuous ...
... considerable density and of high average temperature in the sub - surface layers . This characteristic is seen most clearly in the Atlantic , where there is no communication with another ocean . In the Pacific the non - continuous ...
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... considerable distance on this side or the other of the group , and should , as Prof. Pickering suggests , receive attention in any study of the parallax of the Pleiades . Prof. Pickering also here discusses several theoretical points of ...
... considerable distance on this side or the other of the group , and should , as Prof. Pickering suggests , receive attention in any study of the parallax of the Pleiades . Prof. Pickering also here discusses several theoretical points of ...
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... considerable degree of variation . As a proof of how little known are the corals of the Pacific and Indo - Pacific Islands , it may be mentioned that 71 of the new species were found in these regions , while but 2 were from the Atlantic ...
... considerable degree of variation . As a proof of how little known are the corals of the Pacific and Indo - Pacific Islands , it may be mentioned that 71 of the new species were found in these regions , while but 2 were from the Atlantic ...
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Page 63 - In cold water, the oil being thickened by the lower temperature, and not being able to spread freely, will have its effect much reduced. This will vary with the description of oil used.
Page 64 - On a bar, with the ebb tide running, it would seem to be useless to try oil for the purpose of entering. 10. For boarding a wreck, it is recommended to pour oil overboard to windward of her before going alongside.