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... Natural History . HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN , LL.D. , D.Sc. , F.R.S. ( Edin . ) . Da Costa Professor of Zoology , Columbia University , New York . President , American Museum of Natural History , New York . Curator of Department of ...
... Natural History . HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN , LL.D. , D.Sc. , F.R.S. ( Edin . ) . Da Costa Professor of Zoology , Columbia University , New York . President , American Museum of Natural History , New York . Curator of Department of ...
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... natural regulators of the river when in flood . The Ogowé has a large number of tributaries , especially in its upper course , but of these few are navigable . The most important are the Lolo , which joins on the south bank in 12 ° 20 ...
... natural regulators of the river when in flood . The Ogowé has a large number of tributaries , especially in its upper course , but of these few are navigable . The most important are the Lolo , which joins on the south bank in 12 ° 20 ...
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... natural harbour . In this vicinity also are various small islands of limestone formation which are attractive summer resorts . On Put - in - Bay Island are some interesting " hydration caves , i.e. caves formed by the uplifting and ...
... natural harbour . In this vicinity also are various small islands of limestone formation which are attractive summer resorts . On Put - in - Bay Island are some interesting " hydration caves , i.e. caves formed by the uplifting and ...
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... Natural gas abounds in the eastern , central and north - western parts of the state . That in the E. was first used in 1866 , the N.W. field was opened in 1884 , and the central field was opened in 1887. The value of the state's yearly ...
... Natural gas abounds in the eastern , central and north - western parts of the state . That in the E. was first used in 1866 , the N.W. field was opened in 1884 , and the central field was opened in 1887. The value of the state's yearly ...
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... natural products by destructive distillation . The common characteristic of all these substances is that they consist principally , in some cases exclusively , of carbon and hydrogen . They are all readily inflammable and are practi ...
... natural products by destructive distillation . The common characteristic of all these substances is that they consist principally , in some cases exclusively , of carbon and hydrogen . They are all readily inflammable and are practi ...
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