Word: feets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stratum about the Fijis is generally limestone and the height at which the coral formation begins, generally about forty feet below the surface, may have been reached by a gradual upward growth of the substratum, as well as by subsidence from a higher altitude. In either case the present theory is that it is an independent growth. However, more than anything else the results of my trip have been to make me realize that the whole theory of coral formation is still very uncertain. A few interesting discoveries about the Fijis have shown that the very old theory that atolls...
...shell built by Davy for the '98 crew has been completed. It is 63 feet over all and weighs only about 235 lbs. It is braced like the '99 boat, but is of lighter wood...
...building is to be 58 ft. by 161 ft. and will be situated on Trinity place, opposite the east end of the Art Museum. The departments of Architecture, Biology, Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering are to have new rooms in the building, so that the additional 48,000 square feet of room will indirectly help the other departments which are now overcrowded...
...Junior crew rowed in its new shell for the first time yesterday. The new boat seemed to be very good, although more than three feet longer than the original shell...
...street, near Young's training tables, have been purchased by Mr. C. D. Wetmore of New York, the owner of Claverly Hall and Apley Court, and ground will soon be broken for a new students' dormitory there. The area of the property is about 17,000 square feet...