Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 24. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Ellor Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1888 |
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... seem to vary in price from 8s . to £ 8 . As far as I know , the cheapest are practically as good as those of medium price , for when cutting is effected by holding the razor in the hand , one can never be sure to the th of an inch where ...
... seem to vary in price from 8s . to £ 8 . As far as I know , the cheapest are practically as good as those of medium price , for when cutting is effected by holding the razor in the hand , one can never be sure to the th of an inch where ...
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... seem at all loose in the well , thrust a thin splinter of lucifer match between the wax and the side of the well . Take now one of the cubes of wax containing an insect to be cut ; square it roughly with a pen - knife ; fasten it to the ...
... seem at all loose in the well , thrust a thin splinter of lucifer match between the wax and the side of the well . Take now one of the cubes of wax containing an insect to be cut ; square it roughly with a pen - knife ; fasten it to the ...
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... seems to hold good in regard to the origin of the different forms of cloud , and that this law is the real principle by virtue of which it is possible to forecast weather from the observation of clouds . This relation , which we may ...
... seems to hold good in regard to the origin of the different forms of cloud , and that this law is the real principle by virtue of which it is possible to forecast weather from the observation of clouds . This relation , which we may ...
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... seems to be simply to drag it into the stomach . Digestion seems to be performed wholly in the stomach and alimentary canal , and these organs are lined with vigorous vibratile cilia whose operation serves to triturate the food . The ...
... seems to be simply to drag it into the stomach . Digestion seems to be performed wholly in the stomach and alimentary canal , and these organs are lined with vigorous vibratile cilia whose operation serves to triturate the food . The ...
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... seems to be rather particular in selecting a site to build its future residence . I have seen one alight on the leaves and axil of a plant in a dozen places , before it made a final selection of a spot to fix its foot ; and a few hours ...
... seems to be rather particular in selecting a site to build its future residence . I have seen one alight on the leaves and axil of a plant in a dozen places , before it made a final selection of a spot to fix its foot ; and a few hours ...
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