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Page xi
... length and strength , if not a separate bookcase , for their hous- ing : the ponderous volumes came out in such long succession ( though printers worked double tides ) that the first was wellnigh obsolete when the last appeared . The ...
... length and strength , if not a separate bookcase , for their hous- ing : the ponderous volumes came out in such long succession ( though printers worked double tides ) that the first was wellnigh obsolete when the last appeared . The ...
Page xiii
... length there are many brief notices in biology , botany , chemistry , physics , zoology , etc. Alike in the unusual richness of its scientific department , in the abundance and variety of its more familiar topics , and in the ...
... length there are many brief notices in biology , botany , chemistry , physics , zoology , etc. Alike in the unusual richness of its scientific department , in the abundance and variety of its more familiar topics , and in the ...
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... length . It burrows with great rapidity when pursued . The flesh is esteemed for food . Forms of the Abacus . balls sliding on wires stretched in a frame . It was employed by the Greeks and Romans , and is still in universal use among ...
... length . It burrows with great rapidity when pursued . The flesh is esteemed for food . Forms of the Abacus . balls sliding on wires stretched in a frame . It was employed by the Greeks and Romans , and is still in universal use among ...
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... Nov. 3 , 1840 , and handed over to Turks 1841. Pop . ab . 8,000 . Acredula caudata . Genus Titmouse , family Paridæ , characterized by length of tail . Acredula caudata . ACRIDIIDE - ACTINOTROCHA ACTINULA - ADAMS Adam , JULIET (
... Nov. 3 , 1840 , and handed over to Turks 1841. Pop . ab . 8,000 . Acredula caudata . Genus Titmouse , family Paridæ , characterized by length of tail . Acredula caudata . ACRIDIIDE - ACTINOTROCHA ACTINULA - ADAMS Adam , JULIET (
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... length of 17 in . , about twice that of Alle . ( 3 ) The Great Auk or Gare - fowl ( Plautus impennis ) attained a length of 30 in . , and is believed to have been exter- minated 1844. It had normal wing quills , but was unable to fly ...
... length of 17 in . , about twice that of Alle . ( 3 ) The Great Auk or Gare - fowl ( Plautus impennis ) attained a length of 30 in . , and is believed to have been exter- minated 1844. It had normal wing quills , but was unable to fly ...
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