The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 83
... natural histories L'histoire na- turelle des éstranges poissons marins ( 1551 ; " Natural History of Unusual Marine Fishes " ) , much of which is devoted to a discussion of the dolphin , and L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux ( 1555 ; " ...
... natural histories L'histoire na- turelle des éstranges poissons marins ( 1551 ; " Natural History of Unusual Marine Fishes " ) , much of which is devoted to a discussion of the dolphin , and L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux ( 1555 ; " ...
Page 226
... nature , this is often diffi- cult if not impossible , among other reasons because of the difference in scale . Bionics re- searchers have found that it is more advan- tageous to understand the principles of why things work in nature ...
... nature , this is often diffi- cult if not impossible , among other reasons because of the difference in scale . Bionics re- searchers have found that it is more advan- tageous to understand the principles of why things work in nature ...
Page 609
... nature . This became his great work , Histoire naturelle , générale et particulière . Though he laboured arduously on it - he spent eight months of the year on his estate at Montbard , working up to 12 hours a day - he was able to ...
... nature . This became his great work , Histoire naturelle , générale et particulière . Though he laboured arduously on it - he spent eight months of the year on his estate at Montbard , working up to 12 hours a day - he was able to ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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