Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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... observation . December 1 , 1836.— " I observed for a long time a great flock on wing , consisting of not less than two thousand birds ; this body , as usual , divided into two or three flocks , which alighted separately , but soon again ...
... observation . December 1 , 1836.— " I observed for a long time a great flock on wing , consisting of not less than two thousand birds ; this body , as usual , divided into two or three flocks , which alighted separately , but soon again ...
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... observed to be fifteen or twenty degrees lower than one sus- pended in the air a couple of feet above the surface of the meadow . What must be the consequence here ? Why , the cooled grass blades act the part of the tumbler filled with ...
... observed to be fifteen or twenty degrees lower than one sus- pended in the air a couple of feet above the surface of the meadow . What must be the consequence here ? Why , the cooled grass blades act the part of the tumbler filled with ...
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... observe nothing remarkable.1 Cause them to touch - bring their upper end , which may project beyond the liquid , as they projected beyond the tongue in the last experiment , into contact ; the moment they touch you will observe 1 The ...
... observe nothing remarkable.1 Cause them to touch - bring their upper end , which may project beyond the liquid , as they projected beyond the tongue in the last experiment , into contact ; the moment they touch you will observe 1 The ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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