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... species of power , and that mind is the true source of all power and of all motion . It will greatly aid us in forming a right conception of the relation subsisting between the Divine Mind and the universe , if we carefully consider the ...
... species of power , and that mind is the true source of all power and of all motion . It will greatly aid us in forming a right conception of the relation subsisting between the Divine Mind and the universe , if we carefully consider the ...
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... species in the vegetable and animal kingdoms ; the identity of species is rigidly preserved , and , notwith- standing the prodigious number of combinations , all confusion is avoided . Density of the Earth . - Each of the 65 elementary ...
... species in the vegetable and animal kingdoms ; the identity of species is rigidly preserved , and , notwith- standing the prodigious number of combinations , all confusion is avoided . Density of the Earth . - Each of the 65 elementary ...
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... species to the molluscs already known to exist in British waters . These , doubtless , are to be regarded as mere prognostications of a new world about to be revealed to naturalists . The Atlantic Ocean deserves the first place , for ...
... species to the molluscs already known to exist in British waters . These , doubtless , are to be regarded as mere prognostications of a new world about to be revealed to naturalists . The Atlantic Ocean deserves the first place , for ...
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... species , however , found on our globe , is exceedingly small when com- pared with the vast number of species in the animal and vegetable kingdoms . All the species above named have been arranged by mineralogists into seven orders ...
... species , however , found on our globe , is exceedingly small when com- pared with the vast number of species in the animal and vegetable kingdoms . All the species above named have been arranged by mineralogists into seven orders ...
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... species ; while Dr Bigsby , in his ' The- saurus Siluricus , ' a work of immense industry and research , enumerates 7553 well - defined species as belonging to all countries . By inspect- ing this great work it will be perceived that ...
... species ; while Dr Bigsby , in his ' The- saurus Siluricus , ' a work of immense industry and research , enumerates 7553 well - defined species as belonging to all countries . By inspect- ing this great work it will be perceived that ...
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Stran 346 - This work has been constructed for the purpose of placing in the hands of the public a useful and thoroughly accurate ATLAS of Maps of Modern Geography, in a convenient form, and at a moderate price. It is based on the ' ROYAL ATLAS,' by the same Author ; and, in so far as the scale permits, it comprises many of the excellences which its prototype is acknowledged to possess. The aim has been to make the book strictly what its name implies, a HANDY ATLAS — a valuable substitute for the
Stran 345 - GEOGRAPHY, illustrating, in a Series of Original Designs, the Elementary Facts of GEOLOGY, HYDROGRAPHY, METEOROLOGY, and NATURAL HISTORY. A New and Enlarged Edition, containing 4 new Maps and Letterpress. 20 Coloured Maps.
Stran 347 - We have carefully read this truly satisfactory book, and do not hesitate to say that it is an excellent compendium of the great facts of Geology, and written in a truthful and philosophic spirit."— Edinburgh Philosophical Journal.
Stran 341 - Reference to the Instructions recently issued by the Science and Art Department, 3oth Thousand, revised. Crown 8vo, is. 6d. Facts and Dates ; or, the Leading Events in Sacred and Profane History, and the Principal Facts in the various Physical Sciences. The Memory being aided throughout by a Simple and Natural Method. For Schools and Private Reference.
Stran 349 - EPITOME OF ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE. For the Use of Schools and Young Persons. Fifteenth Edition, 7s. 6d., bound. ATLAS TO ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE; Containing 109 Maps and Plans of Countries, Battles, Sieges, and Sea-Fights.
Stran 347 - Of singular merit for its clearness and trustworthy character." — Standard. Third Edition, Enlarged. GEOLOGY FOR GENERAL READERS. A Series of Popular Sketches in Geology and Palaeontology. By the Surne. 6s. "This is one of the best of Mr page's many good books. It is written in a flowing, popular style. Without illustration or any extraneous aid, the narrative must prove attractive to any intelligent reader."— Geological Magazine.
Stran 345 - Constructed from the best materials, and embodying the results of the most recent investigations, accompanied by a complete INDEX OF PLACES, in which the proper quantities are given by T.
Stran 346 - We do not remember having seen a work so completely to our minds as this, which combines sound theory with judicious practice. Proceeding step by step, it advances from the formation of the shortest sentences to the composition of complete essays, the pupil being everywhere furnished with all needful assistance in the way of models and hints. Nobody can work...
Stran 346 - This is Mr Keith Johnston's admirable Royal Atlas diminished in bulk and scale so as to be, perhaps, fairly entitled to the name of ' handy,' but still not so much diminished but what it constitutes an accurate and useful general Atlas for ordinary households.