History of the Royal Society: From Its Institution to the End of the Eighteenth Century, Volume 1Abridgement of the philosophical transactions from 1665 to the end of the year 1800. |
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... conceiving that such a work would be of considerable utility ; but in attempting to collect the materials , several difficulties occurred rather of a formidable nature . The first , and not the least fatiguing part of the task , was to ...
... conceiving that such a work would be of considerable utility ; but in attempting to collect the materials , several difficulties occurred rather of a formidable nature . The first , and not the least fatiguing part of the task , was to ...
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... conceived by them . Hence the obscurity and uncertainty which overhang all that they have left us on the subject ... conceive for what reason , as the prince of botanical writers . Every thing of any value respecting plants was supposed ...
... conceived by them . Hence the obscurity and uncertainty which overhang all that they have left us on the subject ... conceive for what reason , as the prince of botanical writers . Every thing of any value respecting plants was supposed ...
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... conceived the idea of a new arrangement of plants , founded on the sexual system ; an idea which he afterwards realised with such complete success . In 1730 he wrote a small treatise on the sexual system , which , coming into the hands ...
... conceived the idea of a new arrangement of plants , founded on the sexual system ; an idea which he afterwards realised with such complete success . In 1730 he wrote a small treatise on the sexual system , which , coming into the hands ...
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... conceived a passion for Miss Moræus , and endeavoured to supplant Linnæus , by representing to her father that Lin- næus had remained abroad much longer than his stipulated time , and that there was no prospect of his ever returning to ...
... conceived a passion for Miss Moræus , and endeavoured to supplant Linnæus , by representing to her father that Lin- næus had remained abroad much longer than his stipulated time , and that there was no prospect of his ever returning to ...
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... conceived to be the best means of throwing light upon the œconomy of the vegetable kingdom . They were first discovered by Grew and Malpighi ; some additional knowledge was gained by the observations of Du- hamel and Hedwig ; but Mirbel ...
... conceived to be the best means of throwing light upon the œconomy of the vegetable kingdom . They were first discovered by Grew and Malpighi ; some additional knowledge was gained by the observations of Du- hamel and Hedwig ; but Mirbel ...
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