Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge, Том 67American Philosophical Society, 1928 |
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... Society . The Reindeer Lichen is here prominent . • 14. - Associ- Fig . 13. - Betula kenaica Evans , four feet tall . ation of Alpina Bearberry Arctous ( Mairania ) alpina 217 223 229 PAGE Niedenzu var . rubra ( Fern ) R. & V.
... Society . The Reindeer Lichen is here prominent . • 14. - Associ- Fig . 13. - Betula kenaica Evans , four feet tall . ation of Alpina Bearberry Arctous ( Mairania ) alpina 217 223 229 PAGE Niedenzu var . rubra ( Fern ) R. & V.
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... feet of primates from the Eocene Noth- arctus to Man • 132 The hands of representative primates . A harbor seal ( Phoca ) . Humeri of pronograde terrestrial mammals , pronograde- arboreal lemuroids and monkeys , brachiating anthropoid ...
... feet of primates from the Eocene Noth- arctus to Man • 132 The hands of representative primates . A harbor seal ( Phoca ) . Humeri of pronograde terrestrial mammals , pronograde- arboreal lemuroids and monkeys , brachiating anthropoid ...
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... feet . its smaller branches are armed with many single , long and sharp , pinated thorns . the particular form of the leaf or flower I have been unable to learn . so much do the savages esteem the wood of this tree , for the purpose of ...
... feet . its smaller branches are armed with many single , long and sharp , pinated thorns . the particular form of the leaf or flower I have been unable to learn . so much do the savages esteem the wood of this tree , for the purpose of ...
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... in patches for some twenty - eight miles . In some places it is on the beach and in others it is inland about a mile and a half . Its elevation varies from low tide level to fifty feet or more . No reefs have been found in 22 R. H. PALMER.
... in patches for some twenty - eight miles . In some places it is on the beach and in others it is inland about a mile and a half . Its elevation varies from low tide level to fifty feet or more . No reefs have been found in 22 R. H. PALMER.
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... feet above sea - level . Long sandy beaches and bars extend from Vera Cruz almost continuously to the Rio Grande . Rocky coasts are absent . It is true that there are several areas of elevation but only the soft Tertiary rocks are ...
... feet above sea - level . Long sandy beaches and bars extend from Vera Cruz almost continuously to the Rio Grande . Rocky coasts are absent . It is true that there are several areas of elevation but only the soft Tertiary rocks are ...
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Сторінка ix - The officers and council to whom was referred the letter of Doctor Warren, of Boston, inclosing a circular from a meeting of gentlemen at Boston, on the subject of the formation of an American Association for the Promotion of Science, submitted the following resolution, which was adopted by the Society. Resolved, That the American Philosophical Society, having given the most respectful attention to the letters laid before them by Doctor WE Homer, and to the circular letter from the Committee of gentlemen...
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