Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Volume 5, Issue 2 (1886)

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THE WINTER STORMS OF SOUTH AFRICA, ILLUSTRATING THE VALUE OF CAPE POINT AS A WARNING STATION
A. G. Howard
Pages: 205-218
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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ON VAN WYK'S VLEY RESERVOIR
J. E. Macnellan
Pages: 219-228
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THE “INARAS.” ACANTHOSIOYOS HORRIDA HOOK
R. Marloth
Pages: 229-233
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THE ORBIT OF COMET 1886 (FINLAY)
W. H. Finlay
Page: 234
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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THE STORMS OF SOUTH AFRICA
A. G. Howard
Pages: 235-246
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ON THE ADULTERATION OF BRANDY
R. Marloth
Pages: 247-252
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APPROXIMATE TIDE-CONSTANTS FOR TABLE BAY AND ALGOA BAY
W. H. Finlay
Pages: 253-258
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THE BAROMETER: ITS REDUCTION TO SEA LEVEL
A. G. Howard
Pages: 259-265
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THE ACACIAS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
R. Marloth
Pages: 267-274
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ON THE SUBJECTIVE CAUSES OF EVOLUTION AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS
Guthrie
Pages: 275-294
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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NOTE ON TEETH OF THE ZIPHIOID WHALE, MESOPLODON LAYARDII (GRAY), EXHIBITED AT THE MEETING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Roland Trimen
Pages: 295-297
Published online: 28 Jun 2010
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ON SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF LIGHTNING FLASHES
C. Ray Woods
Pages: 298-302
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF LIGHTNING FLASHES TAKEN SEPTEMBER 18, 1888
C. Ray Woods
Page: 303
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THE STAR LORE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES
W. Hammond Tooke
Pages: 304-312
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A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACKS OF THE TEREDO NAVALIS, AND CHELURA TEREBRANS UPON GREENHEART (NECTANDRA RODŒI) AND SNEEZEWOOD (PTEROXYLON UTILE) TIMBERS
R. H. Hammersley-Heenan
Pages: 313-317
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SEA LEVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM BAROMETRIC OBSERVATIONS
F. Guthrie
Pages: 318-325
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THE RELATION OF THE SAND DUNE FORMATION ON THE SOUTH WEST COAST OF AFRICA TO THE LOCAL WIND CURRENTS
H. Carrington Wilmer
Pages: 326-329
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