Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 3, Issue 2 (1881)

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THE MEMOIRS OF THE South African philosophical Society
I. NOTES ON ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE
C. Lloyd Morgan
Pages: 1-4
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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II. PROPOSALS OF THE TABLE MOUNTAIN WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
John G. Gamble
Pages: 5-6
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III. ON THE ANATOMY AND HABITS OF SOUTH AFRICAN SNAKES
Herbert W. Oakley
Pages: 6-14
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IV. ELEMENTS OF THE GREAT COMET 1882 (b)
W. H. Finlay & W. L. Elkin
Page: 14
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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V. THE RIVER BUFFALO, ITS WATERSHED AND FLOW IN CONNECTION WITH THE RAINFALL
William B. Tripp
Pages: 15-19
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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VI. NOTE ON THE (ALLEGED) SUICIDE OF THE SCORPION
C. Lloyd Morgan
Pages: 19-23
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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VII. NOTE ON TINEA VASTELLA (ZELLER): A SOUTH-AFRICAN MOTH WHOSE LARVA FEEDS ON HORN
Roland Trimen
Pages: 24-26
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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VIII. TELEGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF THE LONGITUDE OF KIMBERLEY
W. L. Elkin
Page: 26
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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IX. NOTES OF LECTURE DELIVERED TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY ON 5th MARCH, 1883
Pages: 27-29
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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X. THE POLARIZING PHOTOMETER AND ITS APPLICATION TO α CENTAURI
W. L. Elkin
Pages: 29-30
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XI. ON SOME SOUTH AFRICAN RIVERS
J. E. Balfour
Pages: 30-34
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XII. ON PERIPATUS CAPENSIS
B. W. Oakley
Pages: 35-37
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XIII. THE BEAUFORT DAM
A. B. Brand
Pages: 37-48
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XIV. AN ENQUIRY INTO THE CAUSE OF THE CAMP FEVER OF KIMBERLEY
J. H. Meiring Beck
Pages: 48-53
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XV.—NOTE ON A SPECIMEN OF AMPHISILE PUNCTULATA, BIANCONI, FROM PORT NATAL
Roland Trimen
Pages: 53-54
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XVI.—FORM OF CROSS-SECTION OF A CHANNEL FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY OF WATER AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
E. ELMGREN & John G. Gamble
Pages: 55-60
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XVII.—IRRIGATION ON THE VISCH AND ZAK RIVERS, CALVINIA AND FRASEBURGE DIVISIONS
J. A. Balfour
Pages: 61-64
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XVIII.—ON DISTURBANCES TO THERMOMETER READINGS FROM LOCAL CAUSES
Andr. Smith
Pages: 64-68
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XIX.—OTHER DAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA
J. H. Bowker
Pages: 68-73
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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XX.—FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOUTH-AFRICAN COLEOPTEROUS FAUNA
L. Péringuey
Pages: 74-149
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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INDEX
Page: 150
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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