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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... bottom of the first ; and , in this manner , the animals pro- ceed till the whole operation is completed . The con- necting pillars are composed of the same kind of paper as the rest of the nest . To allow the wasps entries into the ...
... bottom of the first ; and , in this manner , the animals pro- ceed till the whole operation is completed . The con- necting pillars are composed of the same kind of paper as the rest of the nest . To allow the wasps entries into the ...
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... bottoms of the cells , that it is with difficulty they can be detached without break- ing . Eight days after the eggs are deposited in the cells , the worms are hatched , and are considerably larger than the eggs which gave birth to ...
... bottoms of the cells , that it is with difficulty they can be detached without break- ing . Eight days after the eggs are deposited in the cells , the worms are hatched , and are considerably larger than the eggs which gave birth to ...
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... bottom of the long tube , which makes a communication with the undermost cell and the open air . Sometimes a similar ... bottom , of course , is convex and rounded . The bottom of the second is inserted into the entry of the first ; and ...
... bottom of the long tube , which makes a communication with the undermost cell and the open air . Sometimes a similar ... bottom , of course , is convex and rounded . The bottom of the second is inserted into the entry of the first ; and ...
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... bottom of the excavation ; and that the umbra , or shady zone , usually sur- rounding it , is the shelving sides of the cavity . Dr. Wilson appears not only to have ascertained the reality of these immense excavations in the body of the ...
... bottom of the excavation ; and that the umbra , or shady zone , usually sur- rounding it , is the shelving sides of the cavity . Dr. Wilson appears not only to have ascertained the reality of these immense excavations in the body of the ...
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... bottom of the basin . This proves , that the rays of light are refracted , or bent downward , in their passage out of the water into the air ; and as they now come to the eye in a more oblique direction , the object must necessarily ...
... bottom of the basin . This proves , that the rays of light are refracted , or bent downward , in their passage out of the water into the air ; and as they now come to the eye in a more oblique direction , the object must necessarily ...
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