The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... upper pair of legs extremely thick and short : the two lower pair of legs have thick thighs proceeding from a very slender base , and are extended into a long , stout , curved , and sharp - pointed bristle . Dr. Bononio , an Italian ...
... upper pair of legs extremely thick and short : the two lower pair of legs have thick thighs proceeding from a very slender base , and are extended into a long , stout , curved , and sharp - pointed bristle . Dr. Bononio , an Italian ...
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... upper re- gion , called the frigid zone , is marked out by a circle of snow and ice . The surface of this zone is for the most part flat and even , and the approach to it is indicated by the decline of vegetation , by uncovered rocks of ...
... upper re- gion , called the frigid zone , is marked out by a circle of snow and ice . The surface of this zone is for the most part flat and even , and the approach to it is indicated by the decline of vegetation , by uncovered rocks of ...
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... upper tushes , which , till then , are easily felt . At eleven his teeth are very long , yellow , black , and foul , and stand directly opposite each other . At twelve the teeth of his upper jaw lang over those of his under . At ...
... upper tushes , which , till then , are easily felt . At eleven his teeth are very long , yellow , black , and foul , and stand directly opposite each other . At twelve the teeth of his upper jaw lang over those of his under . At ...
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... upper part of mountains is frequently composed of gravel , which extends far into their depth , and con- veys with it the water received upon their surface from the clouds . Meeting with layers of clay or rock , however , the water is ...
... upper part of mountains is frequently composed of gravel , which extends far into their depth , and con- veys with it the water received upon their surface from the clouds . Meeting with layers of clay or rock , however , the water is ...
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... upper part of this tube be sufficiently heated to rarefy the impending column of air , the equilibrium will be main- tained by the putrid air from the bottom of the tube , which being thus drawn out , will be succeeded by a supply of ...
... upper part of this tube be sufficiently heated to rarefy the impending column of air , the equilibrium will be main- tained by the putrid air from the bottom of the tube , which being thus drawn out , will be succeeded by a supply of ...
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