The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... natural history , a genus of insects of the order Aptera . Jaw trun- cate denticulate ; lip bifid ; antennæ from two to ... nature . ONOCLEA , in botany , a genus of the Cryptogamia Filices class and order . Na- tural order of Filices or ...
... natural history , a genus of insects of the order Aptera . Jaw trun- cate denticulate ; lip bifid ; antennæ from two to ... nature . ONOCLEA , in botany , a genus of the Cryptogamia Filices class and order . Na- tural order of Filices or ...
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... natural genus with the Orchis . Linnæus distinguished this natural order into genera from the necta- rium , which in Orchis forms a horn or spur at the back of the flower , whereas the lip of it in this is a petal , hanging down with a ...
... natural genus with the Orchis . Linnæus distinguished this natural order into genera from the necta- rium , which in Orchis forms a horn or spur at the back of the flower , whereas the lip of it in this is a petal , hanging down with a ...
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... natural philosophy ; both as it explains the laws of nature , ac- cording to which vision is performed , and as it accounts for abundance of physical phenomena , otherwise inexplicable . The reflection of the rays of light is , in- deed ...
... natural philosophy ; both as it explains the laws of nature , ac- cording to which vision is performed , and as it accounts for abundance of physical phenomena , otherwise inexplicable . The reflection of the rays of light is , in- deed ...
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... nature , and dependent on the same causes , viz . the various refrangibi- lity of the rays of light . The colours observable on soap - bubbles , and the halos which sometimes surround the moon , are also referable to the same origin ...
... nature , and dependent on the same causes , viz . the various refrangibi- lity of the rays of light . The colours observable on soap - bubbles , and the halos which sometimes surround the moon , are also referable to the same origin ...
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... Natural Method , consisting of Orchis , and the plants that resemble it in habit , powers , and sen- sible qualities ... nature uses , not only to disse- minate plants , but to enable them to change their place , and thus to draw in ...
... Natural Method , consisting of Orchis , and the plants that resemble it in habit , powers , and sen- sible qualities ... nature uses , not only to disse- minate plants , but to enable them to change their place , and thus to draw in ...
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