The Monthly Review, Or, Literary JournalR. Griffiths, 1802 - Books |
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Page 22
... body , rather short , and obtuse , with an almost bifid termination : it is broader at the base , and gradually lessens to the tip , and is about three inches in length its colour is similar to that of the body . The length of the whole ...
... body , rather short , and obtuse , with an almost bifid termination : it is broader at the base , and gradually lessens to the tip , and is about three inches in length its colour is similar to that of the body . The length of the whole ...
Page 39
... body ; but it has acid properties of the strongest kind ; therefore , from analogy , we suppose it to contain oxygen . But may not this be too hasty a conclusion ? Are we not very doubtful concerning the existence of oxygen in Prussic ...
... body ; but it has acid properties of the strongest kind ; therefore , from analogy , we suppose it to contain oxygen . But may not this be too hasty a conclusion ? Are we not very doubtful concerning the existence of oxygen in Prussic ...
Page 359
... body , and is covered by nine large scales in four rows . These , and the other scales on the head , are of a deep blue colour with a silky gloss ; and a white bar , edged with black , extends along the upper jaw includ ing both eyes ...
... body , and is covered by nine large scales in four rows . These , and the other scales on the head , are of a deep blue colour with a silky gloss ; and a white bar , edged with black , extends along the upper jaw includ ing both eyes ...
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