The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... earth is 10,759 days . He moves from west to east nearly in the plane of the ecliptic , and exhibits irregularities simi- lar to those of Jupiter and Mars . He be- comes retrograde both before and after his opposition , when at the ...
... earth is 10,759 days . He moves from west to east nearly in the plane of the ecliptic , and exhibits irregularities simi- lar to those of Jupiter and Mars . He be- comes retrograde both before and after his opposition , when at the ...
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... Their numerous young , hatched from the eggs which they had lodged under ground , near the surface of the earth , did still more harm in that close retirement than all the flying swarms of their parents had done SCA SCA.
... Their numerous young , hatched from the eggs which they had lodged under ground , near the surface of the earth , did still more harm in that close retirement than all the flying swarms of their parents had done SCA SCA.
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... earth , in which they form a cavity , and after a certain time , divest themselves of their last skin , and immediately appear in the pupa state ; in this they continue till the succeeding summer , when the beetle emerges from its ...
... earth , in which they form a cavity , and after a certain time , divest themselves of their last skin , and immediately appear in the pupa state ; in this they continue till the succeeding summer , when the beetle emerges from its ...
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... earth , or FOAMING earth , in mineralogy , a species of the Calc genus , is of a very light yellowish , nearly silver white colour , approaching sometimes to greyish- white . It occurs massive and disseminated , sometimes loose and ...
... earth , or FOAMING earth , in mineralogy , a species of the Calc genus , is of a very light yellowish , nearly silver white colour , approaching sometimes to greyish- white . It occurs massive and disseminated , sometimes loose and ...
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... earth .......... 26 Silex ..... Magnesia .. Lime Iron . 46 8 4 14 98 The dark blue slate , or S. scriptorius , con- tains more magnesia and less iron than the common purple schistus , and effervesces more briskly with acids . Its ...
... earth .......... 26 Silex ..... Magnesia .. Lime Iron . 46 8 4 14 98 The dark blue slate , or S. scriptorius , con- tains more magnesia and less iron than the common purple schistus , and effervesces more briskly with acids . Its ...
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