calyx
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calyx (pl. calyces). Ornament resembling a cup-like (properly
calix) flower, as in the
Corinthian capital, or on the neck of the Roman
Doric capital.
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"Such a section as never was put together before": Logan, Dawson, Lyell, and mid-Nineteenth-Century measurements of the Pennsylvanian Joggins section of Nova Scotia.(William Edmond Logan )(Biography)
Magazine article from: Atlantic Geology; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...pendant pres d'une decennie. John William Dawson et Charles Lyell, qui n...courant du stratotype mesure par Logan, se sont rendus a Joggins en 1852...par la redaction] INTRODUCTION Sir William Edmond Logan (1798-1875; Fig. 1), widely...
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William E. Logan's 1845 Survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Geoscience Canada; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] William E. Logan's 1845 Survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley Edited...0660196626 Price $29.95. Soft cover, 256 p. We know Sir William Edmond Logan, in all his impressive and inspirational glory...
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Final insult (Mount Logan to be renamed after Pierre Elliott Trudeau).
Magazine article from: The Report Newsmagazine; 10/23/2000; 579 words
; ...preaching, he thrice gave them the finger. Mt. Logan was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Montreal-born geologist who made tremendous...or fight battles for their countries, so Sir William Logan appeared to reveal to us the hidden treasures...
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A TRUDEAU TRIBUTE STIRS AVALANCHE OF PROTEST
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...across North America rally in passionate defense of Sir William Edmond Logan. Sir who? That is surely the question Prime...an illustrious 110-year-old moniker: Mount Logan, after Sir William, the 19th-century explorer-geologist considered...
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Altering name of mountain draws ire
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/29/2000; ; 694 words
; ...Canada's Chretien scraps Mount Logan to honor former leader Trudeau...rally in passionate defense of Sir William Edmond Logan. Sir who? That is surely the...moniker: Mount Logan, after Sir William, the 19th century explorer-geologist...
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Holyrood pays tribute to Scots pioneers in Canada
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 3/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...those pictured in the exhibition is Sir William Edmond Logan, who was born in Montreal to Scottish...highest mountain after him: Mount Logan. Other photographs include one...department store in Canada; and William Notman, an amateur photographer...
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KNOW IT ALL.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/7/2004; 536 words
; ...elevation is still unknown), Mount Logan is the highest peak in Canada and...McKinley is the highest). Mount Logan is located in the Yukon Territory...the peak was named in 1891 after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder...
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Putting in a good word for the mosquito
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 9/3/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...but the following tale relates how important the mosquito is as an integral part of the food chain. Ever since Sir William Edmond Logan was tormented by the mosquitoes during his geological surveys of 1844, the lowly blood-suckers have been branded...
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Warranty Deeds
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 8/6/1998; 700+ words
; ...Sandhurst Drive, Edmond OK 73013. B 7356...Cobblestone Circle, Edmond OK 73034. B 7356...Darrough Jr, Tr to Mary Logan, Sls Pr. $105...1617 Hemingway, Edmond OK 73013. B 7356...B 7356 P 1305 -- William R. Hancock to David...Joseph C. Burks dba Sir Rooter Plumbing to...
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Sir William Edmond Logan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir William Edmond Logan Sir William Edmond Logan (1798-1875) was a Canadian geologist who founded the Geological Survey of Canada and contributed many fruitful new ideas to the science of geology. William E. Logan was born on April 20, 1798...
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Logan, William Edmond
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...retirement to his eldest son, William. The latter married Janet Edmond of Stirling; and their second son, William Edmond, was born in Montreal. Logan ’ s education...Survey of Great Britain, Sir Henry De la Beche, who...
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