Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 5Devonshire Press, 1872 - Devon (England) List of members in each volume. |
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Page 200
... doubt that in the next edition the Professor will modify the passage thus : " The mean height of the North American continent , according to Humboldt , is 748 feet . Under the Mississippi rate of denudation , there- fore , that ...
... doubt that in the next edition the Professor will modify the passage thus : " The mean height of the North American continent , according to Humboldt , is 748 feet . Under the Mississippi rate of denudation , there- fore , that ...
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... doubt a medal of creation , but it had not been struck when the deed in which it was found was drawn . A living Denderpreton in the same place would have been less absurd . The palæontologist would at once admit that there was no ...
... doubt a medal of creation , but it had not been struck when the deed in which it was found was drawn . A living Denderpreton in the same place would have been less absurd . The palæontologist would at once admit that there was no ...
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... doubt that the BIRD IN HAND , at Devonport , South Huish , and Teignmouth , is an abbreviation of " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush . " The sign appears to be very common , and is believed to be the landlord's hint that ...
... doubt that the BIRD IN HAND , at Devonport , South Huish , and Teignmouth , is an abbreviation of " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush . " The sign appears to be very common , and is believed to be the landlord's hint that ...
Contents
List of Officers | 5 |
Charles Babbage F R S S S Bastard William | 35 |
What is Grimspound? By G Wareing Ormerod M A F G | 41 |
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