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Page 10
... fact that the female oyster is somewhat flabby and in- sipid from early May until late June , is due the ancient superstition respecting the months that have no " R. " The be- lief that oysters are poisonous during the prohibited months ...
... fact that the female oyster is somewhat flabby and in- sipid from early May until late June , is due the ancient superstition respecting the months that have no " R. " The be- lief that oysters are poisonous during the prohibited months ...
Page 21
... fact that the wheel clocks , the only ones then in existence , which depended for their 917 NELSON'S MONUMENT , CALTON HILL , EDINBURGH . The time is signaled from this point to Edinburgh Castle . OLD TOWN , EDINBURGH , SCOTLAND . View ...
... fact that the wheel clocks , the only ones then in existence , which depended for their 917 NELSON'S MONUMENT , CALTON HILL , EDINBURGH . The time is signaled from this point to Edinburgh Castle . OLD TOWN , EDINBURGH , SCOTLAND . View ...
Page 35
... made himself plainer by recalling to us that there are supposed to be many nebulous bodies afloat outside the atmosphere of the earth , a fact that all scientists accept . Some of these bodies are as small as pin- heads. NEBULA 35.
... made himself plainer by recalling to us that there are supposed to be many nebulous bodies afloat outside the atmosphere of the earth , a fact that all scientists accept . Some of these bodies are as small as pin- heads. NEBULA 35.
Page 38
... That's the reason it has never been discovered , " he said ; " because astrono- mers have always been looking for things farther away , ever forgetting the fact I ' F the average man be asked how the 38 THE TECHNICAL WORLD MAGAZINE.
... That's the reason it has never been discovered , " he said ; " because astrono- mers have always been looking for things farther away , ever forgetting the fact I ' F the average man be asked how the 38 THE TECHNICAL WORLD MAGAZINE.
Page 54
... fact that , if paying out in 2,600 fathoms ( 31⁄2 miles ) of water , at the rate of seven knots an hour , the distance from the stern of the ship to where the cable touches the ooze is no less than twenty - seven miles ; and it takes ...
... fact that , if paying out in 2,600 fathoms ( 31⁄2 miles ) of water , at the rate of seven knots an hour , the distance from the stern of the ship to where the cable touches the ooze is no less than twenty - seven miles ; and it takes ...
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