The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... exist . Reaumur discovered that air actually penetrated through this seemingly compact mason - work , As soon as the first cell is completed , the mason- bee lays the foundation of another . In the same nest she often constructs seven ...
... exist . Reaumur discovered that air actually penetrated through this seemingly compact mason - work , As soon as the first cell is completed , the mason- bee lays the foundation of another . In the same nest she often constructs seven ...
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... exist . But , after the description that has been given of her amazing operations , she will not be considered as an unnatural mother . With astonishing in- dustry and perseverance , she not only furnishes her young with safe and ...
... exist . But , after the description that has been given of her amazing operations , she will not be considered as an unnatural mother . With astonishing in- dustry and perseverance , she not only furnishes her young with safe and ...
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... to be a property residing in the coloured body , and to exist independently of light . But to this doctrine it was objected , that the neck and feathers of a pigeon 60 The Contemplative Philosopher . No. XLV . On Colours.
... to be a property residing in the coloured body , and to exist independently of light . But to this doctrine it was objected , that the neck and feathers of a pigeon 60 The Contemplative Philosopher . No. XLV . On Colours.
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... exists in the objects themselves ( for such are light and colours ) were it not to add supernumerary ornaments to the universe , and make it more agreeable to the imagina- tion ? We are every where entertained with pleasing shows and ...
... exists in the objects themselves ( for such are light and colours ) were it not to add supernumerary ornaments to the universe , and make it more agreeable to the imagina- tion ? We are every where entertained with pleasing shows and ...
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... exist ; that they have certain properties ; and are productive of certain pheno- mena : but what their nature is , what their second- ary causes , is still among the mysteries , which will , perhaps , be for ever inexplicable . The ...
... exist ; that they have certain properties ; and are productive of certain pheno- mena : but what their nature is , what their second- ary causes , is still among the mysteries , which will , perhaps , be for ever inexplicable . The ...
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