The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... frequently crystallized . The crystals are mostly acicular ; fragments , when broken , indeterminably angular ; it very rarely pre- sents coarse and small grained distinct con- cretion ; sometimes it occurs in very thin , and but rarely ...
... frequently crystallized . The crystals are mostly acicular ; fragments , when broken , indeterminably angular ; it very rarely pre- sents coarse and small grained distinct con- cretion ; sometimes it occurs in very thin , and but rarely ...
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... frequently to exchange car- goes contained in their pouches , for a spe- cies of food which they casually and unex- pectedly met with , and which they happen- ed to prefer to the former . They retain · in captivity much of their native ...
... frequently to exchange car- goes contained in their pouches , for a spe- cies of food which they casually and unex- pectedly met with , and which they happen- ed to prefer to the former . They retain · in captivity much of their native ...
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... frequent particularly warm springs in glens and dells , covered with sheltering trees and brush wood . They ... frequently discovered . Its length is twelve inches . For the redshank see Aves , Plate XIII , fig . 6 . SCOLOPENDRA ...
... frequent particularly warm springs in glens and dells , covered with sheltering trees and brush wood . They ... frequently discovered . Its length is twelve inches . For the redshank see Aves , Plate XIII , fig . 6 . SCOLOPENDRA ...
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... frequently under stones and flower pots ; it has a very swift motion , and is furnished with fifteen legs on each side ; it is of a chesnut colour , and is about an inch and a half long . SCOLOPIA , in botany , a genus of the Icosandria ...
... frequently under stones and flower pots ; it has a very swift motion , and is furnished with fifteen legs on each side ; it is of a chesnut colour , and is about an inch and a half long . SCOLOPIA , in botany , a genus of the Icosandria ...
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... frequently repeated ; hence the idea of grouping their figures was decidedly banished , except in a few cases , when the same outline occurs to the depth of four and five persons , each performing the same act , with the uniformity of a ...
... frequently repeated ; hence the idea of grouping their figures was decidedly banished , except in a few cases , when the same outline occurs to the depth of four and five persons , each performing the same act , with the uniformity of a ...
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