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December 1872; Volume s3-4,Issue 24

Seismology

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    On a simple and precise method of measuring the wavelengths and velocities of sound in gases; and on an application of the method in the invention of an acoustic pyrometer
    Alfred M. Mayer
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 425-430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.425

Extraterrestrial geology

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    On the stability of the collodion film
    Lewis M. Rutherfurd
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 430-433; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.430
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    Letter from Dr. B. A. Gould, director of the observatory at Cordoba
    B. A. Gould
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 475-480; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.475

Mineralogy

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    Note upon aventurine orthoclase found at the Ogden Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey
    Albert Ripley Leeds
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 433-434; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.433
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    On a crystal of andalusite from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
    Edward Salisbury Dana
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.473

Soils

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    On soil analyses and their utility
    E. W. Hilgard
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 434-445; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.434

Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments

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    On soil analyses and their utility
    E. W. Hilgard
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 434-445; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.434

Vertebrate paleontology

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    The heat produced in the body, and the effects of exposure to cold
    John C. Draper
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 445-449; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.445
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    On the relation between color and geographical distribution in birds, as exhibited in melanism and hyperchromism
    Robert Ridgway
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 454-460; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.454

Structural geology

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    On the quartzite, limestone and associated rocks of the vicinity of Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., Mass
    James D. Dana
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 450-453; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.450
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    A theory of the formation of the great features of the Earth's surface
    Joseph LeConte
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 460-472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.460

Stratigraphy

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    A theory of the formation of the great features of the Earth's surface
    Joseph LeConte
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 460-472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.460

Miscellaneous

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    Spectrum of lightning
    Edward S. Holden
    American Journal of Science December 1872, s3-4 (24) 474-475; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.s3-4.24.474
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