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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... ground . The hole which leads to a wasp's nest is about an inch in diameter . This hole is a kind of gallery mined by the wasps , is seldom in a straight line , and varies in length from half a foot to two feet , according to the ...
... ground . The hole which leads to a wasp's nest is about an inch in diameter . This hole is a kind of gallery mined by the wasps , is seldom in a straight line , and varies in length from half a foot to two feet , according to the ...
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... ground . In the hive of the honey - bee , the number of females is always ex- tremely small ; but in a wasp's nest there are often more than three hundred females . During the months of June , July , and August , they NO . XXXIX . 7 On ...
... ground . In the hive of the honey - bee , the number of females is always ex- tremely small ; but in a wasp's nest there are often more than three hundred females . During the months of June , July , and August , they NO . XXXIX . 7 On ...
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... ground . These heaps daily increase in magnitude , and the particles of dust are as large as those produced by a hand - saw . The two teeth with which the animal is provided are the only instruments she employs in making such ...
... ground . These heaps daily increase in magnitude , and the particles of dust are as large as those produced by a hand - saw . The two teeth with which the animal is provided are the only instruments she employs in making such ...
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... ground , Stoops for relief ; thence hot ascending steams And keen reflection pain . Deep to the root Of vegetation parched , the cleaving fields And slippery lawn an arid hue disclose , Blast Fancy's blooms , and wither e'en the soul ...
... ground , Stoops for relief ; thence hot ascending steams And keen reflection pain . Deep to the root Of vegetation parched , the cleaving fields And slippery lawn an arid hue disclose , Blast Fancy's blooms , and wither e'en the soul ...
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... ground or body of the sun ; and that the luminous part is an atmo- sphere , which being intercepted or broken , gives us a glimpse of the sun itself . Hence he concludes , that the sun has a very extensive atmosphere , which consists of ...
... ground or body of the sun ; and that the luminous part is an atmo- sphere , which being intercepted or broken , gives us a glimpse of the sun itself . Hence he concludes , that the sun has a very extensive atmosphere , which consists of ...
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