Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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... suppose a little crab has got this hard covering over its body , how is it ever to grow any bigger ? A Snail can add a piece to its shell , and thus make its house larger when it wishes to do so . A Mussel or an Oyster can also make its ...
... suppose a little crab has got this hard covering over its body , how is it ever to grow any bigger ? A Snail can add a piece to its shell , and thus make its house larger when it wishes to do so . A Mussel or an Oyster can also make its ...
Page 74
... suppose one cloud charged positively , and the other charged negatively here we have a magazine of power which it would be difficult to collect by our experiments . The clouds approach , and when they come sufficiently near , -when the ...
... suppose one cloud charged positively , and the other charged negatively here we have a magazine of power which it would be difficult to collect by our experiments . The clouds approach , and when they come sufficiently near , -when the ...
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... Suppose one of the most robust of these Hypanians as old , according to these nations , as time itself , he would have begun to exist at the break of day , and , through the strength of his con- stitution , would have been enabled to ...
... Suppose one of the most robust of these Hypanians as old , according to these nations , as time itself , he would have begun to exist at the break of day , and , through the strength of his con- stitution , would have been enabled to ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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