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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... Beaver 261 272 281 70. On the Habitation of Animals in general ........ 290 71. On the Instinct of Affection in the Brute Creation 301 72. On the Artifices of various Kinds of Animals .... 309 73. On the Internal Structure of the Earth ...
... Beaver 261 272 281 70. On the Habitation of Animals in general ........ 290 71. On the Instinct of Affection in the Brute Creation 301 72. On the Artifices of various Kinds of Animals .... 309 73. On the Internal Structure of the Earth ...
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... beavers . We are struck with astonishment at the sight of their work ; and , on reading their history , are apt to ... Beaver . The Force of Instinct exemplified in the natural History of the Beaver.
... beavers . We are struck with astonishment at the sight of their work ; and , on reading their history , are apt to ... Beaver . The Force of Instinct exemplified in the natural History of the Beaver.
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... beavers , in those distant solitudes where men have rarely passed , exert all the arts of architects and citizens ... beaver was long unknown to our most curious and inquisitive naturalists , or , at least , the accounts we have had were ...
... beavers , in those distant solitudes where men have rarely passed , exert all the arts of architects and citizens ... beaver was long unknown to our most curious and inquisitive naturalists , or , at least , the accounts we have had were ...
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... beaver , the otter , and the wild boar ; which , perhaps , may be the more neces- sary for these creatures , because they delight in muddy places , and the longest hair may serve to keep the mud from penetrating to the skin . - The beavers ...
... beaver , the otter , and the wild boar ; which , perhaps , may be the more neces- sary for these creatures , because they delight in muddy places , and the longest hair may serve to keep the mud from penetrating to the skin . - The beavers ...
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... beavers , are the most sagacious and in- dustrious of animals ; and , as observed before , they erect edifices superior in contrivance to those of the savage human natives of their wilds . In order to form an habitation , they select a ...
... beavers , are the most sagacious and in- dustrious of animals ; and , as observed before , they erect edifices superior in contrivance to those of the savage human natives of their wilds . In order to form an habitation , they select a ...
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