The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, 11. köideA. and C. Black, 1860 |
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Page 55
... closely with those given in the Table ; and if we are correct in our premises so far as known scien- tific data extend , the principle is of immense importance , and deserves attention . The quantity of carbon consumed , either as coke ...
... closely with those given in the Table ; and if we are correct in our premises so far as known scien- tific data extend , the principle is of immense importance , and deserves attention . The quantity of carbon consumed , either as coke ...
Page 71
... closely the colour of our common hare assimilates to the benty braes in which its form is placed ; and still more , how the colour of the arctic hare , the polar bear , and other animals which live in the frozen north , fits to their ...
... closely the colour of our common hare assimilates to the benty braes in which its form is placed ; and still more , how the colour of the arctic hare , the polar bear , and other animals which live in the frozen north , fits to their ...
Page 74
... closely the pink spots with which it is decorated corre- - spond with the flowers and flower - buds . I should say that one half of the caterpillars of moths and butterflies are green , closely resembling the hue of the leaf on which ...
... closely the pink spots with which it is decorated corre- - spond with the flowers and flower - buds . I should say that one half of the caterpillars of moths and butterflies are green , closely resembling the hue of the leaf on which ...
Page 84
... closely allied in form and appearance . It may be said , it is easy to argue from an if ; but I think here I am able to offer something more than an if . No doubt the northern Arctic shores which I have instanced are not widely ...
... closely allied in form and appearance . It may be said , it is easy to argue from an if ; but I think here I am able to offer something more than an if . No doubt the northern Arctic shores which I have instanced are not widely ...
Page 102
... closely behind the symphysis , and almost in the line of the incisor teeth . What may be the use of this structure , I must leave to my Old Calabar friends to discover , contenting myself in the meantime with pointing out its probable ...
... closely behind the symphysis , and almost in the line of the incisor teeth . What may be the use of this structure , I must leave to my Old Calabar friends to discover , contenting myself in the meantime with pointing out its probable ...
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