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The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13 - Or, Flower-Garden DisplayedDescr. Shrub from two to three feet or more in height, the thickest part of the stem not exceeding the size of the little finger, covered with a smooth brown bark, irregularly branched; Flowers appearing before...
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Scientific Studies or, Practical, in Contrast with Chimerical PursuitsScientific Studies; or, Practical, in Contrast with Chimerical PursuitsIt forms a necessary part of popular lectures that they should possess breadth with brevity, and interest without too great profundity. It is possible to see a large extent of country from a lofty tower without...
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Natural PhilosophyNatural PhilosophyNatural science and natural philosophy are not two provinces mutually exclusive of each other. They belong together. They are like two roads leading to the same goal. This goal is the domination of nature by man, which the various natural sciences reach by...
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Les grands froidsLes grands froidsNous estimons d'habitude l'tat calorifique d'un corps par l'impression qu'il produit sur la main. Le corps nous semble chaud ou froid suivant qu'il donne de la chaleur la main ou qu'il lui en enlve. Mais le jugement que nous portons ainsi est...
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The Butterflies of the British IslesThe Butterflies of the British IslesFew things add more enjoyment to a country ramble than a knowledge of the many and varied forms belonging to the animal and vegetable kingdoms that present themselves to the notice of the observing wayfarer on every side. Almost...
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Meteoric astronomy: A treatise on shooting-stars, fire-balls, and aerolitesMeteoric astronomy: A treatise on shooting-stars, fire-balls, and aerolitesThe Solar System consists of the sun, together with the planets and comets which revolve around him as the center of their motions. The sun is the great controlling orb of this system, and the source...
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Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1899Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1899 - Volume LIV, No. 4, February 1899A PLEA FOR THE CULTIVATION OF TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, VINES, AND GRASSES IN THE STREETS OF NEW YORK FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, FOR THE COMFORT OF SUMMER RESIDENTS, AND...
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Notes on the Fenland with A Description of the Shippea ManNotes on the Fenland; with A Description of the Shippea Man The Fenland is a buried basin behind a breached barrier. It is the "drowned" lower end of a valley system in which glacial, marine, estuarine, fluviatile, and subaerial deposits have gradually accumulated, while...
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An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 4An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 4 - or Elements of the Natural History of the InsectsHaving given you this full account of the external parts of insects, and their most remarkable variations; I must next direct your attention to such discoveries as have been...
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An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 2An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 2 - or Elements of the Natural History of the InsectsI see already, and I see it with pleasure, that you will not content yourself with being a mere collector of insects. To possess a cabinet well stored, and...
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An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 3An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 3 - or Elements of the Natural History of the InsectsWhat is an insect? This may seem a strange question after such copious details as have been given in my former Letters of their history and economy, in which...
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An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 1An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 1 - or Elements of the Natural History of the InsectsDear Sir, I cannot wonder that an active mind like yours should experience no small degree of tedium in a situation so far removed, as you represent your new...
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Sphinx Vespiformis: An EssaySphinx Vespiformis: An Essay The questionWhat was the Sphinx Vespiformis of Linnus?is one that has occurred to almost every entomologist. It seemed rather strange that Linnus should have described, in all his works, an insect which had no existence; yet that really appeared to...
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The Vertebrate SkeletonThe Vertebrate SkeletonIn the following pages the term skeleton is used in its widest sense, so as to include exoskeletal or tegumentary structures, as well as endoskeletal structures. It was thought advisable to include some account of the skeleton of the lowest Chordataanimals which...
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A Conchological ManualA Conchological ManualIt may be necessary in introducing this little volume, to state, that it is strictly conchological, and that it is compiled for the use not only of those who wish to acquire an elementary acquaintance with the subject, but also of authors...
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The Desert WorldThe Desert WorldEvery attempt has been made to replicate the original book as printed. Some typographical errors have been corrected. A list follows the etext. No attempt has been made to correct or normalize printed botanical names. The footnotes have all been moved to...
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Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898 - Volume LIV, No. 2, December 1898In 1880 it happened to fall to me to make a forecast of the very great reduction in the price of wheat in Great Britain, which could then be predicated on the...
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Earthworms and Their AlliesEarthworms and Their AlliesThe importance of earthworms in questions relating to geographical distribution is so universally admitted that it seemed to me convenient to embody in a short volume the principal facts. It became necessary in order to accomplish this task in an adequate...
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The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal CavityThe Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity - Considered from the Standpoint of Development and Comparative Anatomy In considering the anatomy of the human abdominal cavity and peritoneum in the following pages the explanation of the adult conditions encountered is based upon...
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The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A Curious Fable of the Cotton PlantThe Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A Curious Fable of the Cotton Plant. - To Which Is Added a Sketch of the History of Cotton and the Cotton TradeIn the preceding pages I have referred to the introduction of cotton into the countries north and...
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