Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtGould and Lincoln, 1863 |
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... lakes and rivers , the woods and plains ; next , as to the visible work of man , - the cities and towns , the castles and fortresses , the ports and harbors , the roads and railways and canals , the mines and quarries and sea - works ...
... lakes and rivers , the woods and plains ; next , as to the visible work of man , - the cities and towns , the castles and fortresses , the ports and harbors , the roads and railways and canals , the mines and quarries and sea - works ...
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... lake was examined , the observations being made at the distance of about six hundred yards from the land during exceptionally fine weather . Compara- tive observations were made at the same moment on the borders of the lake within a few ...
... lake was examined , the observations being made at the distance of about six hundred yards from the land during exceptionally fine weather . Compara- tive observations were made at the same moment on the borders of the lake within a few ...
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... LAKES . BY DR . J. S. NEWBERRY . The changes which have taken place in the physical geography of the country surrounding the great lakes , geologically speaking , with- in a recent period , have been very great ; how great , and ...
... LAKES . BY DR . J. S. NEWBERRY . The changes which have taken place in the physical geography of the country surrounding the great lakes , geologically speaking , with- in a recent period , have been very great ; how great , and ...
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... lakes are distinct lines of ancient beaches , which show that in comparatively recent times the water level in these lakes was full one hundred feet higher than at present . The facts enumerated above seem to justify us in the following ...
... lakes are distinct lines of ancient beaches , which show that in comparatively recent times the water level in these lakes was full one hundred feet higher than at present . The facts enumerated above seem to justify us in the following ...
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... lakes remained for considerable intervals much higher than at present . By careful study of these ridges we may hereafter be able to map the outlines of the great inland sea , of which our lakes are now the miniature representatives ...
... lakes remained for considerable intervals much higher than at present . By careful study of these ridges we may hereafter be able to map the outlines of the great inland sea , of which our lakes are now the miniature representatives ...
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Seite 140 - In this ascension, six pigeons were taken up. One was thrown out at the height of three miles ; it extended its wings and dropped...
Seite 171 - In order to explain,' he says, ' the occurrence of the dark lines in the solar spectrum, we must assume that the solar atmosphere encloses a luminous nucleus, producing a continuous spectrum, the brightness of which exceeds a certain limit. The most probable supposition which can be made respecting the sun's constitution is, that it consists of a solid or liquid nucleus, heated to a temperature of the brightest whiteness, surrounded by an atmosphere of somewhat lower temperature. This supposition...