Wernerian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Wernerian
Example Sentences
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But the abandonment of so essential a portion of the Wernerian creed prepared the way for further relinquishments.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Edinburgh, Plinian Society, 13;Royal Medical Society, 14; Wernerian Society, 14; lectures on Geology and Zoology in, 14. ——, studies at, 11-15.
From Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters by Charles Darwin
It was, I believe, first described in a paper I sent to the Wernerian Society some time ago: the figure is less than the natural size.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
The Rae Society sticks to zoology and botany; and the Wernerian, the Cavendish, and the Sydenham, take the other departments in science, which the names given to them readily indicate.
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton
The Wernerian Club was instituted in 1844 for the republication of standard works of Scientific Authors of old date.
From How to Form a Library, 2nd ed by Henry Benjamin Wheatley
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