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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... kind of movement . Where a more striking evidence of Divine wisdom and forethought ? but for these leather bags , it would be utterly impossible for this little animal to carry in a store of provisions sufficient for his winter supply ...
... kind of movement . Where a more striking evidence of Divine wisdom and forethought ? but for these leather bags , it would be utterly impossible for this little animal to carry in a store of provisions sufficient for his winter supply ...
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... kind are hairs which invest the seeds of certain plants , COTTON being of the chief importance ( fig . 11 , a ) . This has been described as a flat band with thickened margins , and a delicate tracery down the centre ; much twisted ...
... kind are hairs which invest the seeds of certain plants , COTTON being of the chief importance ( fig . 11 , a ) . This has been described as a flat band with thickened margins , and a delicate tracery down the centre ; much twisted ...
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... kind might be discriminated from another , and to report thereon . Fig . 18. . Pine - apple ; b . New Zealand flax ; c . Manilla hemp . The NEW ZEALAND FLAX ( Phormium tenax ) has a peculiar flossy appearance under the microscope ...
... kind might be discriminated from another , and to report thereon . Fig . 18. . Pine - apple ; b . New Zealand flax ; c . Manilla hemp . The NEW ZEALAND FLAX ( Phormium tenax ) has a peculiar flossy appearance under the microscope ...
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... kind known as upper chalk , as it is interstratified at intervals of about six feet with densely packed layers of flints , some of which are of immense size , and when broken are often found to contain beautiful specimens of silici ...
... kind known as upper chalk , as it is interstratified at intervals of about six feet with densely packed layers of flints , some of which are of immense size , and when broken are often found to contain beautiful specimens of silici ...
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... kind are concerned , the light always proceeds from an electrical spark . I do not undertake to say , though I cannot help fancying it does , from many experiments I have made . There is a small kind of Medusa to be found on some parts ...
... kind are concerned , the light always proceeds from an electrical spark . I do not undertake to say , though I cannot help fancying it does , from many experiments I have made . There is a small kind of Medusa to be found on some parts ...
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