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... The exports for the last four years are given in detail . The rates of postage are under the new laws , and these , with the inland and foreign mail service , are be- - lieved to be complete and correct . The Seventh Census.
... The exports for the last four years are given in detail . The rates of postage are under the new laws , and these , with the inland and foreign mail service , are be- - lieved to be complete and correct . The Seventh Census.
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... four appearances of Encke's comet , namely , in 1842 , 1845 , 1848 , and 1852 , completing ten perihelion returns since its period was predicted ; by the discovery of four new periodical comets , and many others not known to be so ...
... four appearances of Encke's comet , namely , in 1842 , 1845 , 1848 , and 1852 , completing ten perihelion returns since its period was predicted ; by the discovery of four new periodical comets , and many others not known to be so ...
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... four hours of the time calculated by San- tini . At this appearance it was first seen at Berlin on the 29th of Novem- ber , 1845 , and at Cambridge , England , on the 1st of December . On the 19th of December , Mr. Hind of Bishop's ...
... four hours of the time calculated by San- tini . At this appearance it was first seen at Berlin on the 29th of Novem- ber , 1845 , and at Cambridge , England , on the 1st of December . On the 19th of December , Mr. Hind of Bishop's ...
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... four exterior planets since 1264 , and that of the Earth and Venus while the comet was near them in 1556 , and he calculates that the orbit in which the comet was moving in 1264 corre- sponded to a period of 302.922 ; that the orbit in ...
... four exterior planets since 1264 , and that of the Earth and Venus while the comet was near them in 1556 , and he calculates that the orbit in which the comet was moving in 1264 corre- sponded to a period of 302.922 ; that the orbit in ...
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... four times as great as that in the focus of Parker's great lens , which melted carnelian , agate , and rock - crystal . This comet hurried round the sun at the rate of 366 miles a second ; it occupied only 2 hours in going from its ...
... four times as great as that in the focus of Parker's great lens , which melted carnelian , agate , and rock - crystal . This comet hurried round the sun at the rate of 366 miles a second ; it occupied only 2 hours in going from its ...
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Page 141 - ... assignable by deed or instrument of writing, made and executed according to such form and pursuant to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, so as to vest the assignee with all the rights of the original owner of the warrant or location.
Page 302 - No law shall authorize any debt to be contracted, on behalf of the State, except in the following cases: To meet casual deficits in the revenue ; to pay the interest on the State Debt; to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or if hostilities be threatened, provide for the public defense.
Page 295 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Page 146 - An Act making Appropriations for the Support of the Military Academy for the Year ending the '30th of June, 1853, and for other Purposes.
Page 213 - THE Congress of the United States consists of a Senate and House of Representatives, and must assemble, at least, once every year, on the first Monday of December, unless it is otherwise provided by law.
Page 239 - Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester, Nymphas Marston, Daniel N.
Page 251 - ... major part of them, and the judges of the court of appeals, or the major part of them.
Page 295 - It shall have original jurisdiction in quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus and procedendo, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law. It shall hold at least one term in each year at the seat of government, and such other terms, there or elsewhere, as may be provided by law.
Page 149 - An Act to reduce and modify the Rates of Postage in the United States and for other purposes...
Page 191 - ... from one city, town, or other place, to any other city, town, or place, in the United States, between...