Quarterly Journal of Science: 1866, Volume 3John Churchill and Sons, 1866 - Science |
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... known as the rock- squid , has a body not larger than a man's fist , yet its arms are four feet long . As soon as I was strong enough to support much fatigue , I determined to visit the top of the Peak , or " Teyde , " as the natives ...
... known as the rock- squid , has a body not larger than a man's fist , yet its arms are four feet long . As soon as I was strong enough to support much fatigue , I determined to visit the top of the Peak , or " Teyde , " as the natives ...
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... known to herdsmen , of which the main ingredients are sulphur * Dr. Smart's dose for a cow , in the carlier and later stages respectively of the malady , is as follows : - " There are only three kinds of drugs which I found it requi ...
... known to herdsmen , of which the main ingredients are sulphur * Dr. Smart's dose for a cow , in the carlier and later stages respectively of the malady , is as follows : - " There are only three kinds of drugs which I found it requi ...
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... known , though there is still some doubt whether it be capable of transmission to any other kind of animal . Mr. Harvey's flock of sheep at Crown Point , near Norwich , was indeed struck with an extremely fatal disease , very much ...
... known , though there is still some doubt whether it be capable of transmission to any other kind of animal . Mr. Harvey's flock of sheep at Crown Point , near Norwich , was indeed struck with an extremely fatal disease , very much ...
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... known upon the subject . Beyond what is known , however , there is a large field of inquiry which may be usefully explored . To observe carefully the premonitory and progressive symptoms of the disease under various conditions - to ...
... known upon the subject . Beyond what is known , however , there is a large field of inquiry which may be usefully explored . To observe carefully the premonitory and progressive symptoms of the disease under various conditions - to ...
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... known puzzle , we said that the simile is imperfect , for the power in man to build up organic substances is not the immediate sequel to his analytical experience . " The pulling to pieces of these substances , " says Wanklyn , " is a ...
... known puzzle , we said that the simile is imperfect , for the power in man to build up organic substances is not the immediate sequel to his analytical experience . " The pulling to pieces of these substances , " says Wanklyn , " is a ...
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Page 153 - I may be allowed to personify the natural preservation or survival of the fittest, cares nothing for appearances, except in so far as they are useful to any being. She can act on every internal organ, on every shade of constitutional difference, on the whole machinery of life. Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends.
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