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Page 66
... marked exception to this general rule is seen in the continued work of Dr. T. A. Conrad , who pursued his investigations upon the Tertiary deposits of the country , and almost yearly contributed articles in which both the Eocene and ...
... marked exception to this general rule is seen in the continued work of Dr. T. A. Conrad , who pursued his investigations upon the Tertiary deposits of the country , and almost yearly contributed articles in which both the Eocene and ...
Page 79
... marked exception to this general dearth of geological investigation in the border region of the middle Atlantic slope is seen in the labors of several members of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences , whose observations during the ...
... marked exception to this general dearth of geological investigation in the border region of the middle Atlantic slope is seen in the labors of several members of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences , whose observations during the ...
Page 84
... marked the begin- ning of systematic work in this direction . A close association with the Maryland Fish Commission was effected , and in 1879 the laboratory was stationed at Crisfield , where an excellent opportunity was afforded for ...
... marked the begin- ning of systematic work in this direction . A close association with the Maryland Fish Commission was effected , and in 1879 the laboratory was stationed at Crisfield , where an excellent opportunity was afforded for ...
Page 121
... marked . The method pursued was to transfer the Port Warden line to the original sheets . These sheets were then taken into the field , and in general the points of deflection of these lines were identified by means of the plane - table ...
... marked . The method pursued was to transfer the Port Warden line to the original sheets . These sheets were then taken into the field , and in general the points of deflection of these lines were identified by means of the plane - table ...
Page 144
... marked decrease in the velocity of their currents and at times by falls or rapids , the name " fall - line " being given to this boundary on that account . The inland border of the Coastal Plain thus marks the head of navigation and has ...
... marked decrease in the velocity of their currents and at times by falls or rapids , the name " fall - line " being given to this boundary on that account . The inland border of the Coastal Plain thus marks the head of navigation and has ...
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