Nature, Volume 23Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1881 - Electronic journals |
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... seen at , 157 " Insects , Aid to the Identification of , " 98 " Insects , Injurious , Notes of Observations of , " Eleanor A. Ormerod , 432 Insects , Organs of Smell in , 440 Insects , Oldest Fossil , Dr. H. A. Hagen , 483 ; Rev. A. E. ...
... seen at , 157 " Insects , Aid to the Identification of , " 98 " Insects , Injurious , Notes of Observations of , " Eleanor A. Ormerod , 432 Insects , Organs of Smell in , 440 Insects , Oldest Fossil , Dr. H. A. Hagen , 483 ; Rev. A. E. ...
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... seen as small specks up in the blue , and watched with telescope , going round and round , motionless otherwise . The following data are trustworthy : -The birds weigh from 20 . to 40 lbs . ; spread of wings , 10 to 12 feet ; stand 3 to ...
... seen as small specks up in the blue , and watched with telescope , going round and round , motionless otherwise . The following data are trustworthy : -The birds weigh from 20 . to 40 lbs . ; spread of wings , 10 to 12 feet ; stand 3 to ...
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... seen ) . I have seen the albatross and gulls floating , but this case or these cases exemplify a major problem of rising as well steadily and without effort ; it is also a clearer problem , the solution of which more or less solves the ...
... seen ) . I have seen the albatross and gulls floating , but this case or these cases exemplify a major problem of rising as well steadily and without effort ; it is also a clearer problem , the solution of which more or less solves the ...
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... seen in such well - known centres as Tokio , Yokohama , and Kioto - by far the finest city in Japan , the home of art and culture , according to Miss Bird . She gives very sad and sometimes very disgusting pictures of the condition of ...
... seen in such well - known centres as Tokio , Yokohama , and Kioto - by far the finest city in Japan , the home of art and culture , according to Miss Bird . She gives very sad and sometimes very disgusting pictures of the condition of ...
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... seen are the most ferocious - looking of savages , with a physique vigorous enough for carrying out the most ferocious intentions , but as soon as they speak the countenance brightens into a smile as gentle as that of a woman ...
... seen are the most ferocious - looking of savages , with a physique vigorous enough for carrying out the most ferocious intentions , but as soon as they speak the countenance brightens into a smile as gentle as that of a woman ...
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