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... observations on Polaris at Elongation , with the Engineer's or Surveyor's transit ........ 511 II . To determine the true meridian by observation on Polaris at Elongation with plumb - line and peep - sight ..... 516 • III . To determine ...
... observations on Polaris at Elongation , with the Engineer's or Surveyor's transit ........ 511 II . To determine the true meridian by observation on Polaris at Elongation with plumb - line and peep - sight ..... 516 • III . To determine ...
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... Observations 450 XVI . Map showing the Preliminary Lines of Equal Magnetic Inclination and the Preliminary Lines of Equal Horizontal Force for Mary- land on January 1 , 1897 .... 493 XVII . Map showing the Lines of Equal Magnetic ...
... Observations 450 XVI . Map showing the Preliminary Lines of Equal Magnetic Inclination and the Preliminary Lines of Equal Horizontal Force for Mary- land on January 1 , 1897 .... 493 XVII . Map showing the Lines of Equal Magnetic ...
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... observation . In addition . to the far - reaching importance of this work in the future observations and determinations of the great rock masses contained within the state , the results will be of immediate practical benefit to all land ...
... observation . In addition . to the far - reaching importance of this work in the future observations and determinations of the great rock masses contained within the state , the results will be of immediate practical benefit to all land ...
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... observations upon the geology of Maryland during this early period were made by Thomas Jefferson and published in his " Notes on Virginia . " These notes , in which the author " speculates on the geology of the state at Harper's Ferry ...
... observations upon the geology of Maryland during this early period were made by Thomas Jefferson and published in his " Notes on Virginia . " These notes , in which the author " speculates on the geology of the state at Harper's Ferry ...
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... observations in Maryland . He suggests that the effects probably did not extend northeast of the state line . In 1817 William Maclure published his classical work on " Obser- vations on the Geology of the United States of America , with ...
... observations in Maryland . He suggests that the effects probably did not extend northeast of the state line . In 1817 William Maclure published his classical work on " Obser- vations on the Geology of the United States of America , with ...
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Page 239 - A REPORT TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ON AMERICAN COALS : Applicable to Steam Navigation and to other purposes.
Page 76 - That it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally subject with the remedies for the same...
Page 76 - ... the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under...
Page 69 - TYSON, PHILIP T. Second Report of Philip T. Tyson, State Agricultural Chemist, to the House of Delegates of Maryland, Jan.
Page 338 - PLAN OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE TERRITORY OF COLUMBIA, CEDED BY THE STATES OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND BY THEM ESTABLISHED AS THE SEAT OF THEIR GOVERNMENT, AFTER THE YEAR MDCCC.
Page 322 - A Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements adjacent thereto (London 1733).
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Page 24 - The preparation of special reports, with necessary illustrations and maps, which shall embrace both a general and detailed description of the geology and natural resources of the State. (6). The consideration of such other scientific and economic questions as in the judgment of the commissioners shall be deemed of value to the people of the State.
Page 257 - Tables and results of the precipitation in rain and snow in the United States, and at some stations in adjacent parts of North America, and in Central and South America.
Page 254 - Second Contribution to the History of the Vertebrata of the Miocene Period of the US Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. xx, 1868, pp.