Science, Volume 6John Michels (Journalist) American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1885 Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science. |
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... Comets II and III of 1884. Iu . Wrangell , Admiral Baron F. von . 241 222 320 47 417 Science and the state 325 Search for the gigantic bird of Madagascar 418 Wright , A. W. Electrical measuring instruments . Yacht Puritan . iu . 151 168 ...
... Comets II and III of 1884. Iu . Wrangell , Admiral Baron F. von . 241 222 320 47 417 Science and the state 325 Search for the gigantic bird of Madagascar 418 Wright , A. W. Electrical measuring instruments . Yacht Puritan . iu . 151 168 ...
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... Comets II and III of 1884 3 £ 28.1 47.45.49 Scorpion , an American Silurian Darwin , Charles , portrait and signature of 11 Stanley , Henry M. , portrait of Doctor of the old school , a French 40 Salu maiden Dome at Nice , section of ...
... Comets II and III of 1884 3 £ 28.1 47.45.49 Scorpion , an American Silurian Darwin , Charles , portrait and signature of 11 Stanley , Henry M. , portrait of Doctor of the old school , a French 40 Salu maiden Dome at Nice , section of ...
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... Comets II and III of 1884. Iu . Wrangell , Admiral Baron F. von . Wright , A. W. Electrical measuring instruments . Yacht Puritan . fu . 222 23 321 34 72 212 21 87 241 320 47 417 151 168 Shaler , N. S. Humanism in the study of nature 64 ...
... Comets II and III of 1884. Iu . Wrangell , Admiral Baron F. von . Wright , A. W. Electrical measuring instruments . Yacht Puritan . fu . 222 23 321 34 72 212 21 87 241 320 47 417 151 168 Shaler , N. S. Humanism in the study of nature 64 ...
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... Comets II and III of 1884 ( 5 figs . ) 47 , 48 , 49 Scorpion , an American Silurian 88 , 183 Darwin , Charles , portrait and signature of 11 Stanley , Henry M. , portrait of 179 Doctor of the old school , a French 40 Sulu maiden 115 ...
... Comets II and III of 1884 ( 5 figs . ) 47 , 48 , 49 Scorpion , an American Silurian 88 , 183 Darwin , Charles , portrait and signature of 11 Stanley , Henry M. , portrait of 179 Doctor of the old school , a French 40 Sulu maiden 115 ...
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... Comets II and III of 1884. Iu Wrangell , Admiral Baron F. von Wright , A. W. Electrical measuring instruments Yacht Puritan . Iu . 506 23 321 34 72 212 21 87 320 47 417 151 168 Shaler , N. S. Humanism in the study of nature 64 PAGE PAGE ...
... Comets II and III of 1884. Iu Wrangell , Admiral Baron F. von Wright , A. W. Electrical measuring instruments Yacht Puritan . Iu . 506 23 321 34 72 212 21 87 320 47 417 151 168 Shaler , N. S. Humanism in the study of nature 64 PAGE PAGE ...
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Page 340 - vision. In vain,—the blurred record was as blank as ever. The next night he saw the fish again, but with no more satisfactory result. When he awoke it disappeared from his memory as before. Hoping that the same experience might be repeated on the third night, he placed a pencil and
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Page 266 - terms such as a competent mathematician could deal with, disentangled from all reference to heredity, and in that shape submitted it to Mr. J. Hamilton Dickson, of St. Peter's college, Cambridge. I asked him kindly to investigate for me the surface of frequency of error that would result from these three data, and the various
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Page 333 - and the tooth became the most efficient weapon of attack. Still later, armor was discarded, and flight or concealment became the main methods of escape, and swift pursuit the principle of attack, while claws were added to teeth as assailing weapons. Finally, mentality came into play, intelligence became the most efficient agent both in attack and