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Excerpt from The Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, Vol. 5 The winter of 1843 found young Chickering an eager pupil in the Appleton Institute, a good classical and scientific academy, in his native township. Not having money to pay for his tuition, he gave honest work for useful education. Part of the time he rang the academy bell, and may we not believe that a task so regular helped to fix upon him the habits of punctualit...

Excerpt from North American Mesozoic and Cænozoic Geology and Palæontology: Or, an Abridged History of Our Knowledge of the Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary Formations of This Continent This work is a historical review of what we know of the Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary formations of North America. It is not exhaustive, yet it contains more information in regard to these formations than will be found in any other sin...

Excerpt from North American Geology and Palæontology: For the Use of Amateurs, Students, and Scientists A general knowledge of Geology is probably of greater importance to the people of the United States than a like amount of information in any other department of natural science, but every' one will admit the state of learning in this branch is not of a very high grade. There is a common complaint among well-informed people who have given Ge...

Die Essenz der Partnership Letters - erstmals von Warren Buffett exklusiv autorisiert Mit gerade einmal 26 Jahren und 100 US-Dollar gründete Warren Buffett 1956 seine erste eigene Firma, Buffett Partnership, bevor er 14 Jahre später mit Berkshire Hathaway zum erfolgreichsten Investor aller Zeiten wurde. Wenigen ist bekannt, dass er mit seinem ersten Unternehmen noch erfolgreicher war als später mit Berkshire Hathaway. Bis 1969 erzielte er ein...

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Excerpt from New Species of Palaeozoic Invertebrates From Illinois and Other StatesPlate I, Fig. 1, right valve, Fig. 2, left valve of (mother spec imen, Fig. 3, anterior view of some.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct...

Growing populations, limited water availability, and changing social values have increased the complexity of water resource planning. Water providers and other stakeholders are struggling to understand the impacts of global climate change on water supplies, water demands and vulnerability of source-area environmental resources and socio-ecological systems. This book provides insights on these issues and describes strategies for building adapti...

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Excerpt from Bulletin No, 3 of the Illinois State Museum of Natural History: Description of Some New Species of Invertebrates From the Palaeozoic Rocks of Illinois and Adjacent StatesAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct ...

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Excerpt from Description of New and Remarkable Fossils From the Palæozoic Rocks of the Mississippi Valley The vault is covered with large, convex, polygonal plates and bears a subcentral proboscis. The proboscis commences with rather large tumid plates, but its length is unknown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of ...

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Excerpt from The Cincinnati Quarterly, 1874, Vol. 1: Journal of Science Tubes growing attached to the shell of some mollusc, varying in length from 3, to inch, with a diameter of about 715th of an inch at the mouth. Lateral annulations of the tube varying in number from 30 to 35 in the space of an inch. Surface smooth and completely desti tute, so far as observed, of longitudinal strim. Tubes truly solitary. Location and position, Cincinnati,...

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