The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects, Volume 12James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas Robert Hardwicke, 1873 - Science |
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... say no more about these . They pretend to no great minuteness or accuracy of detail , and are merely intended to give a ... says the farmer ; " Goverment be always a doin ' summut queer . " While on this subject we may mention that ...
... say no more about these . They pretend to no great minuteness or accuracy of detail , and are merely intended to give a ... says the farmer ; " Goverment be always a doin ' summut queer . " While on this subject we may mention that ...
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... say it is exceedingly dangerous to catch , and difficult to handle before its fangs are removed . " The Krait ... says it is often caught in the Botanic Gardens near Calcutta . It has several local names ; that of Tic - polonga ...
... say it is exceedingly dangerous to catch , and difficult to handle before its fangs are removed . " The Krait ... says it is often caught in the Botanic Gardens near Calcutta . It has several local names ; that of Tic - polonga ...
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... says this learned author , " may be deceived once , or more fre- quently , but his credulity is not a sufficient instrument to govern his whole existence . The wonderful excites only a tran- sient admiration , for man is led by his ...
... says this learned author , " may be deceived once , or more fre- quently , but his credulity is not a sufficient instrument to govern his whole existence . The wonderful excites only a tran- sient admiration , for man is led by his ...
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... say . Fortunately , as I think , in the month of April 1791 , a cold- blooded Sangrado of a surgeon formed a conclusion ... says Nicolai , the room swarmed with human forms , and continued full till four o'clock , " when the digestion ...
... say . Fortunately , as I think , in the month of April 1791 , a cold- blooded Sangrado of a surgeon formed a conclusion ... says Nicolai , the room swarmed with human forms , and continued full till four o'clock , " when the digestion ...
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... says : - " Dogs , after voiding their excrement , often make with all four feet a few scratches backward , even on a smooth stone pavement , as if for the purpose of covering up their excrement with earth , in the same manner as do cats ...
... says : - " Dogs , after voiding their excrement , often make with all four feet a few scratches backward , even on a smooth stone pavement , as if for the purpose of covering up their excrement with earth , in the same manner as do cats ...
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