The Tiber and Its TributariesLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 221 pàgines |
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Pàgina vi
Strother Ancrum Smith. shrewder observer may notice facts which throw light upon history and science , or afford food for thought to the reflecting , so , notwithstanding the indifference with which the Tiber is regarded in general , it ...
Strother Ancrum Smith. shrewder observer may notice facts which throw light upon history and science , or afford food for thought to the reflecting , so , notwithstanding the indifference with which the Tiber is regarded in general , it ...
Pàgina xii
... science of which most persons , even those otherwise well educated , are not entirely ignorant . They are satisfied , in general , if they are acquainted with the shortest and most convenient route by which they may reach the place to ...
... science of which most persons , even those otherwise well educated , are not entirely ignorant . They are satisfied , in general , if they are acquainted with the shortest and most convenient route by which they may reach the place to ...
Pàgina xiii
... sciences of observation , such as Botany and Natural History , as though it required no exertion of the intellectual powers . But , whatever the reason , Geography is a science which ought to become an essential part of a liberal ...
... sciences of observation , such as Botany and Natural History , as though it required no exertion of the intellectual powers . But , whatever the reason , Geography is a science which ought to become an essential part of a liberal ...
Pàgina 6
... principles of science . They must , therefore , result in failure , and in the loss of the money expended , whether by private speculators or the state . DESCRIPTION OF THE TIBER . Though the Tiber is insignificant 6 THE TIBER .
... principles of science . They must , therefore , result in failure , and in the loss of the money expended , whether by private speculators or the state . DESCRIPTION OF THE TIBER . Though the Tiber is insignificant 6 THE TIBER .
Pàgina 24
... science in itself and requires a special training . Accordingly , we find that Gibbon , Arnold , and many others , adopt popular notions in science which they have neither the time nor the inclination to investigate , and give them ...
... science in itself and requires a special training . Accordingly , we find that Gibbon , Arnold , and many others , adopt popular notions in science which they have neither the time nor the inclination to investigate , and give them ...
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