Science, Volume 44John Michels (Journalist) American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1916 - Science Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science. |
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... important part of the Survey's work . A further impetus was given to the work when , shortly after the close of the Civil War , Congress authorized a geodetic con- nection between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States ...
... important part of the Survey's work . A further impetus was given to the work when , shortly after the close of the Civil War , Congress authorized a geodetic con- nection between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States ...
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... important problem of deter- mining the shape and size of the earth is probably the climax , from the scientific point of view , in the geodetic work of the Survey . Reference has already been made to the use of the arcs of triangulation ...
... important problem of deter- mining the shape and size of the earth is probably the climax , from the scientific point of view , in the geodetic work of the Survey . Reference has already been made to the use of the arcs of triangulation ...
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... important feature of the table of death rates is the group or period of ages at which both males and females have retro- gressed . This retrogression is significant in value wherever indicated , and that it is not due to faulty ...
... important feature of the table of death rates is the group or period of ages at which both males and females have retro- gressed . This retrogression is significant in value wherever indicated , and that it is not due to faulty ...
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... important as affecting the accuracy and final value of the results . In insisting upon a degree of precision . in the execution of these operations hitherto undreamed of in this part of the world , he " set the pace " which the Survey ...
... important as affecting the accuracy and final value of the results . In insisting upon a degree of precision . in the execution of these operations hitherto undreamed of in this part of the world , he " set the pace " which the Survey ...
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... important act of his ad- ministration was the development of a plan for two gigantic chains of triangles extend- ing ... importance and responsibility to that of superintendent . In this capacity he served for nineteen years until his ap ...
... important act of his ad- ministration was the development of a plan for two gigantic chains of triangles extend- ing ... importance and responsibility to that of superintendent . In this capacity he served for nineteen years until his ap ...
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