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The Naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia, Volume 1 (of 2)The Naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia, Volume 1 (of 2)Before setting sail from Southampton, it may perhaps be as well to devote a few pages explanatory of the early history and discovery of Vancouver Island; why we are going there; and the...
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The Evolution Theory, Vol. 1 of 2The Evolution Theory, Vol. 1 of 2When a life of pleasant labour is drawing towards a close, the wish naturally asserts itself to gather together the main results, and to combine them in a well-defined and harmonious picture which may be left as a...
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AbnormitätenAbnormitätenAbnormitten, im allgemeinen mit der trivialen Bezeichnung Missgeburten belegt, haben stets als Schau-Objecte eine bedeutende Anziehungskraft auf das sog. grosse Publicum ausgebt, das in der Regel auch eine gewisse Befriedigung seiner Neugierde in dem gedankenlosen Anschauen derselben fand. Erst den letzten Decennien unseres Jahrhunderts...
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In the Christmas WoodsIn the Christmas Woods - Being the introductory essay of a series on observations of nature through the yearWe ought to observe that even the things that follow after the things which are produced according to nature contain something pleasing and attractive.... The ears...
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Mathematische Geographie für LehrerbildungsanstaltenMathematische Geographie für LehrerbildungsanstaltenNach dem Erscheinen der ministeriellen Bestimmungen vom 1. Juli 1901 erschien es mir klar, da eine neue Auflage der von mir im Jahre 1898 umgearbeiteten Mathematischen Geographie von Lorch sich nicht mit dem Ausmerzen und Verbessern einiger Mngel und Versehen begngen...
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Agnes Mary Clerke and Ellen Mary Clerke: An AppreciationAgnes Mary Clerke and Ellen Mary Clerke: An AppreciationLady Huggins in her original draft of the obituary notice of my sister Agnes, which appeared in the Astrophysical Journal, included some words of personal appreciation and of reference to her family which were omitted from...
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Life at the Zoo: Notes and Traditions of the Regent's Park GardensLife at the Zoo: Notes and Traditions of the Regent's Park GardensIt may be said that some of the subjects of these notes are not obviously part of life at the Zoo, and this remark would be well founded. They have in the writers...
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The Scientific Spirit of the Age, and Other Pleas and DiscussionsThe Scientific Spirit of the Age, and Other Pleas and DiscussionsWe are all possessed of friends who, when any serious belief or matter of practical conduct is in question, take up at the outset a thesis of their own which they press on our...
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The Real Fairy FolkThe Real Fairy FolkHer very own tree, as Ruth always called it, for, since she could climb at all, she had loved to sit among its drooping branches and 4hear the leaves whispering together the wonderful things, which she knew they were telling each...
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The Old Red Sandstone or, New Walks in an Old FieldThe Old Red Sandstone; or, New Walks in an Old FieldNearly one third of the present volume appeared a few months ago in the form of a series of sketches in the Witness newspaper. A portion of the first chapter was submitted to the...
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The Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers, Ice and GlaciersThe Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers, Ice and GlaciersAt a meeting of the Managers of the Royal Institution held on December 12, 1825, "the Committee appointed to consider what lectures should be delivered in the Institution in the next session," reported "that...
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A Century's Progress in AstronomyA Century's Progress in AstronomyThe present volume originated in a desire to present, in small compass, a record of the marvellous progress in astronomy during the past hundred years. Indebtedness should be acknowledged to the valuable works of Professor Newcomb, Professor Schiaparelli, Professor Lowell,...
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Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)RuminantiaChewing the CudMetaphorical ExpressionThe Complicated Stomach: Paunch, Honey-comb Bag, Manyplies, ReedOrder of Events in RuminationFeet and Dentition of RuminantsBrainClassificationHORNED RUMINANTSDivided into two GroupsDifference between themBOVIDHornsAberrant MembersSHEEP AND GOATSGeneral CharacteristicsSheep of South-Western AsiaMerino SheepBreeds of Great BritainDishley, or Improved...
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Chapters in the history of science, no. 1Greek Biology & Greek MedicineThis little book is an attempt to compress into a few pages an account of the general evolution of Greek biological and medical knowledge. The section on Aristotle appears here for the first time. The remaining sections are reprinted from...
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Evolution and AdaptationEvolution and AdaptationThe adaptation of animals and plants to the conditions under which they live has always excited the interest, and also the imagination, of philosophers and scientists; for this relation between the organism and its environment is one of the most characteristic features...
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Fossil Forests of the Yellowstone National ParkFossil Forests of the Yellowstone National ParkIsolated pieces of fossil wood are of comparatively common and widespread occurrence, especially in the more recent geological deposits of the West. Not infrequently scattered logs, stumps, and roots of petrified or lignitized trees are brought to light,...
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Andreas Vesalius, the Reformer of AnatomyAndreas Vesalius, the Reformer of AnatomyThe intelligent student of medical history has at his command an unfailing source of pleasure. To learn the successive steps by which Medicine has advanced from a priest-ridden and secret art practiced with mysterious rites in the Greek temples,...
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Roentgen Rays and Phenomena of the Anode and CathodeRoentgen Rays and Phenomena of the Anode and Cathode.The new form of energy, for which there are two namesto wit, the Roentgen ray and the X-rayis radiated from a highly exhausted discharge tube, which may be energized by an induction coil or other suitable...
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Rust, Smut, Mildew, and Mould: An Introduction to the Study of Microscopic FungiRust, Smut, Mildew, & Mould: An Introduction to the Study of Microscopic FungiTHE first edition of this Work having for some time been out of print, and the demands of the public encouraging the publisher to proceed with a new edition, I have added,...
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The Geologic Story of the Great PlainsThe Geologic Story of the Great Plains - A nontechnical description of the origin and evolution of the landscape of the Great PlainsThe Great Plains! The words alone create a sense of space and a feeling of destinya challenge. But what exactly is this...
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