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Page 160
The common dogs of Central America are a mongrel breed — not differing , I
believe , from those of Europe . There are usually a number of curs about the
Indian houses that run out barking at a stranger , but seldom bite . The hairless
dogs ...
The common dogs of Central America are a mongrel breed — not differing , I
believe , from those of Europe . There are usually a number of curs about the
Indian houses that run out barking at a stranger , but seldom bite . The hairless
dogs ...
Page 256
There is every reason to believe that the production of species is a slow process ,
and if fresh - water areas have not continued as a rule through long geological
periods , we can see how variation has been constantly checked by the ...
There is every reason to believe that the production of species is a slow process ,
and if fresh - water areas have not continued as a rule through long geological
periods , we can see how variation has been constantly checked by the ...
Page 282
We cannot , however , believe that mankind had , before the separation and
dispersion of the eastern and western nations , attained to any great astronomical
knowledge , and it is quite possible that the extraordinary coincidences between
the ...
We cannot , however , believe that mankind had , before the separation and
dispersion of the eastern and western nations , attained to any great astronomical
knowledge , and it is quite possible that the extraordinary coincidences between
the ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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