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The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 08The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 08 - Or, Flower-Garden DisplayedThe seed-vessels are of the first importance in ascertaining the several species of Lathyrus, some being naked, others hairy, some long, others short, some having a smooth and perfectly even surface, others, as in the present...
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Aether and GravitationAether and Gravitation The author in this work endeavours to solve the greatest scientific problem that has puzzled scientists for the past two hundred years. The question has arisen over and over again, since the discovery of universal gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton, as...
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A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'This is one of the most striking and ingenious scientific romances that we have ever read. The writer of it is a bold man; he has undertaken to give a hypothetical...
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Warum wir sterbenWarum wir sterbenIch habe das Problem des Todes in den Zusammenhngen, wie ich es in diesen Blttern bringe, zum ersten Mal vor etwa zwei Jahren in dem Feuilleton einer Tageszeitung behandelt. Eine hnliche wissenschaftliche Behandlung hat das Todesproblem in ausgezeichneter Weise durch Doflein erfahren....
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Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline SubstancesExperiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline SubstancesBlack's Paper entitled "Experiments upon Magnesia Alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances" was read in June 1755, and was first published in "Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary. Read before a Society in Edinburgh,...
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The Natural History of ChocolateThe Natural History of Chocolate - Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its FruitIf the Merit of a Natural History depends upon the Truth of the Facts which...
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Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, and Reviews. V. 1-2Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, and Reviews. V. 1-2In neither volume have I aspired to sit in the seat of the scornful, but rather to treat the questions touched upon with a tolerance, if not a reverence, befitting their difficulty...
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The Crystal Hunters: A Boy's Adventures in the Higher AlpsThe Crystal Hunters: A Boy's Adventures in the Higher AlpsMatter, Saxe, my boy? Well, this. I undertook to take you back to your father and mother some day, sound in wind and limb; but if you begin like that, the trips over, and we...
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The Production of Vinegar from HoneyThe Production of Vinegar from HoneyINEGAR, or dilute acetic acid, is produced by a process of fermentation from certain vegetable substances. After alcoholic fermentation has taken place there follows, under suitable conditions, a further decomposition, by means of which the alcohol is converted into...
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Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjectsEssays on early ornithology and kindred subjectsThis plate should be compared with that opposite p.22, which represents a cassowary with two wattlesprobably an immature Casuarius galeatus, Vieill. for that is the species which is believed to have been brought alive to Europe by the...
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Kari the ElephantKari the Elephantari, the elephant, was five months old when he was given to me to take care of. I was nine years old and I could reach his back if I stood on tiptoe. He seemed to remain that high for nearly two...
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Fathers of BiologyFathers of BiologyIt is hoped that the account given, in the following pages, of the lives of five great naturalists may not be found devoid of interest. The work of each one of them marked a definite advance in the science of Biology. There...
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Surgical AnatomySurgical Anatomy[Transcriber's Notes] Thanks to Carol Presher of Timeless Antiques, Valley, Alabama, for lending the original book for this production. The 140 year old binding had disintegrated, but the paper and printing was in amazingly good condition, particularly the multicolor images. Thanks also to...
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Our Common InsectsOur Common Insects - A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and HousesThis little volume mainly consists of a reprint of a series of essays which appeared in the "American Naturalist" (Vols. i-v, 1867-71). It is hoped that their perusal...
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Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of AgricultureCatalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of AgricultureSir: I have duly prepared by your direction a descriptive list of the more important economic plants at present contained in the collection of the Department, in such a form as...
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Squirrels and Other Fur-BearersSquirrels and Other Fur-BearersWalking through the early October woods one day, I came upon a place where the ground was thickly strewn with very large unopened chestnut burrs. On examination I found that every burr had been cut square off with about an inch...
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Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of lifeHints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. When we stand before the bust of John Hunter, or as we enter the magnificent museum furnished by his labours, and pass slowly, with meditative observation, through this august temple, which the genius...
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Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896The sudden death on August 25 of Sultan Hamid bin Thwain, the ruler of Zanzibar, the attempted usurpation by Seyyid Khalid, and the bombardment of the palace by the British warships, have directed public attention to this...
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Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888The gunners of the French fleet are possessed of a skill which is recognized by all the maritime powers, and these picked men proved this at the siege of Paris, where they made themselves illustrious, not only by...
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The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the WildernessThe Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the WildernessThere is a great desert in the interior of North America. It is almost as large as the famous Sara of Africa. It is fifteen hundred miles long, and a thousand wide. Now,...
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