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... ( Prof. J. E. ) American Ex- plorations in the Ice Zones ... O'Conor's ( W. A. ) History of the Irish People . Watson's ( W. ) Epigrams of Art , Life , and Nature ... 142 600 433 ( R. G. ) Spanish and Portu guese South America Watts's ...
... ( Prof. J. E. ) American Ex- plorations in the Ice Zones ... O'Conor's ( W. A. ) History of the Irish People . Watson's ( W. ) Epigrams of Art , Life , and Nature ... 142 600 433 ( R. G. ) Spanish and Portu guese South America Watts's ...
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... ( Prof. ) Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments Schmitz's ( Dr. M. ) Der englische In- vestitur - streit PAGE MINOR NOTICES - continued . Robbins's ( A. F. ) Sir Beville Grenville 436 Rooper's Illustrated Manual of Object Lessons 25 ...
... ( Prof. ) Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments Schmitz's ( Dr. M. ) Der englische In- vestitur - streit PAGE MINOR NOTICES - continued . Robbins's ( A. F. ) Sir Beville Grenville 436 Rooper's Illustrated Manual of Object Lessons 25 ...
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... Prof. , The late , and Mr. Benjamin Betts 384 Browning's ( Mr. ) Alterations in " Straf- ford " British Commercial Geographical So- ciety of London , Proposed Buddhist Birth - story in Chaucer Burke's " Dagger Speech " Burns and ...
... Prof. , The late , and Mr. Benjamin Betts 384 Browning's ( Mr. ) Alterations in " Straf- ford " British Commercial Geographical So- ciety of London , Proposed Buddhist Birth - story in Chaucer Burke's " Dagger Speech " Burns and ...
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... ( Prof. ) on Darwinism ... SCIENCE NOTES . Aug. 16 , 1884 . OBITUARY , ... Behm , Dr. Boring at Richmond , Surrey ... ( Prof. ) Die indischen Minera- lien ... Gering's ( Hugo ) Islandyk Aeventyri . Gladstone and Tribe's The Chemistry of the ...
... ( Prof. ) on Darwinism ... SCIENCE NOTES . Aug. 16 , 1884 . OBITUARY , ... Behm , Dr. Boring at Richmond , Surrey ... ( Prof. ) Die indischen Minera- lien ... Gering's ( Hugo ) Islandyk Aeventyri . Gladstone and Tribe's The Chemistry of the ...
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... Prof. J. M. D. Meiklejohn . ( Edinburgh : David Douglas . ) This work will not be considered quite satis- factory by persons who knew , and even by persons who knew much of , the late Dr. Hodgson , of Edinburgh . Prof. Meiklejohn is ...
... Prof. J. M. D. Meiklejohn . ( Edinburgh : David Douglas . ) This work will not be considered quite satis- factory by persons who knew , and even by persons who knew much of , the late Dr. Hodgson , of Edinburgh . Prof. Meiklejohn is ...
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