Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 2. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Ellor Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1867 |
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... called into requisition ; placed behind the corpulent bags , the contents are pressed out by a kneading kind of movement . Where a more striking evidence of Divine wisdom and forethought ? but for these leather bags , it would be ...
... called into requisition ; placed behind the corpulent bags , the contents are pressed out by a kneading kind of movement . Where a more striking evidence of Divine wisdom and forethought ? but for these leather bags , it would be ...
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... called snoring , a sharp snapping with the mandibles , and a quiet internal twittering , something like that of the house - swallow , but not so shrill ; he makes this when the dog or cat goes near him , but very often when there is no ...
... called snoring , a sharp snapping with the mandibles , and a quiet internal twittering , something like that of the house - swallow , but not so shrill ; he makes this when the dog or cat goes near him , but very often when there is no ...
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... called China - grass . Under the microscope its fibres present a peculiarly rough appearance , and when viewed by reflected light have an appearance not unlike frosted grass . Another Indian nettle , called the NEILGHERRY NETTLE ...
... called China - grass . Under the microscope its fibres present a peculiarly rough appearance , and when viewed by reflected light have an appearance not unlike frosted grass . Another Indian nettle , called the NEILGHERRY NETTLE ...
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... called BEDOLEE ( Paderia fætida ) abounds in Assam , and yields a silky fibre possessed of great strength and flexibility . Under the microscope ( fig . 14 , c ) it appears as a smooth solid cylinder with very slight markings . JUTE is ...
... called BEDOLEE ( Paderia fætida ) abounds in Assam , and yields a silky fibre possessed of great strength and flexibility . Under the microscope ( fig . 14 , c ) it appears as a smooth solid cylinder with very slight markings . JUTE is ...
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... called by botanists Musa textilis , presents but little variation from other endo- genous fibres , except in the presence of distinct cross - markings ( fig . 18 , c ) . Live Arenga sacharifera . The figures of these fibres ( fig . 19 ) ...
... called by botanists Musa textilis , presents but little variation from other endo- genous fibres , except in the presence of distinct cross - markings ( fig . 18 , c ) . Live Arenga sacharifera . The figures of these fibres ( fig . 19 ) ...
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