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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... tion of some Objections , deduced from Volcanic Phenomena , against the Truth of Revelation .. 148 138 56. On the Art of Navigation 57. On the Nature of the Tides 58. On various Phenomena of the Ocean 59. Further Reflections on the ...
... tion of some Objections , deduced from Volcanic Phenomena , against the Truth of Revelation .. 148 138 56. On the Art of Navigation 57. On the Nature of the Tides 58. On various Phenomena of the Ocean 59. Further Reflections on the ...
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... tion of their nests are very different from those made use of by bees . Instead of collecting the farina of flowers , and digesting it into wax , the wasps gnaw with their two fangs , which are strong and serrated , small fibres of wood ...
... tion of their nests are very different from those made use of by bees . Instead of collecting the farina of flowers , and digesting it into wax , the wasps gnaw with their two fangs , which are strong and serrated , small fibres of wood ...
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... tion of the first cell . In this manner she labours in- cessantly till all the cells are completed , a work which is generally accomplished in five or six days . All the cells are similar , and nearly equal in dimen- sions . Before they ...
... tion of the first cell . In this manner she labours in- cessantly till all the cells are completed , a work which is generally accomplished in five or six days . All the cells are similar , and nearly equal in dimen- sions . Before they ...
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... tion commences . She seems to know the quantity of food that will be necessary to nourish the young that is to proceed from the egg , from its exclusion till it acquires its full growth , and passes into the chrysalis state . The food ...
... tion commences . She seems to know the quantity of food that will be necessary to nourish the young that is to proceed from the egg , from its exclusion till it acquires its full growth , and passes into the chrysalis state . The food ...
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... tion and solicitude bestowed by many other animals in rearing their young , are exerted after birth ; but in the wood - piercing bee , as well as in many other insects , this instinctive attachment is reversed . All her cares and ...
... tion and solicitude bestowed by many other animals in rearing their young , are exerted after birth ; but in the wood - piercing bee , as well as in many other insects , this instinctive attachment is reversed . All her cares and ...
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