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Page 57
Under the circumstances, the amount of keen and patient observation, the vast
accumulation of facts, and the extensive collections obtained by Mr. Darwin
during his voyage, appear more marvelous than ever. After his return his health
was ...
Under the circumstances, the amount of keen and patient observation, the vast
accumulation of facts, and the extensive collections obtained by Mr. Darwin
during his voyage, appear more marvelous than ever. After his return his health
was ...
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The third class embraces the so-called nyctotropic movements of plants by which
they appear to sleep, and which prove to be devices ior the prevention of
excessive radiation of the plants' heat. Under the fourth class fall all those
wonderful ...
The third class embraces the so-called nyctotropic movements of plants by which
they appear to sleep, and which prove to be devices ior the prevention of
excessive radiation of the plants' heat. Under the fourth class fall all those
wonderful ...
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In the meantime foreign editions and translations began to appear. The American
and French editions at first kept pace with the English, the second American
being from the second English, and the third French from the third English.
In the meantime foreign editions and translations began to appear. The American
and French editions at first kept pace with the English, the second American
being from the second English, and the third French from the third English.
Page 103
... and has of late become not uncommon among good writers . " It may be added
that the word Blos , although doubtless generally used in the sense of lifetime , as
urged by Baden Powell , nevertheless does not appear to have been limited to ...
... and has of late become not uncommon among good writers . " It may be added
that the word Blos , although doubtless generally used in the sense of lifetime , as
urged by Baden Powell , nevertheless does not appear to have been limited to ...
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The area really possessing a temperate climate is restricted to its extreme
southern border, where alone appear the few generic and family types that do not
have a very general range over the tropical portions of the continent. This area is
...
The area really possessing a temperate climate is restricted to its extreme
southern border, where alone appear the few generic and family types that do not
have a very general range over the tropical portions of the continent. This area is
...
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| Title | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 1–3. köide Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Biological Society of Washington |
| Author | Biological Society of Washington |
| Contributor | Smithsonian Institution |
| Publisher | Biological Society of Washington, 1882 |
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