Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, Volumen8Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Eller Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1873 |
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... body dwells . " There are four elements in which all earthly bodies dwell , which are - aer , ignis , terra , aqua . Aer is atmosphere ; ignis , fire ; terra , earth ; aqua , water . Air is a very thin cor- poreal element . It goes over ...
... body dwells . " There are four elements in which all earthly bodies dwell , which are - aer , ignis , terra , aqua . Aer is atmosphere ; ignis , fire ; terra , earth ; aqua , water . Air is a very thin cor- poreal element . It goes over ...
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... body , and there is a long canal leading from the intestine and ovary to it . The foot is of great length , and much wrinkled . This is the largest of the floscules ; its total length is about the of an inch . It is very rare , being ...
... body , and there is a long canal leading from the intestine and ovary to it . The foot is of great length , and much wrinkled . This is the largest of the floscules ; its total length is about the of an inch . It is very rare , being ...
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... body by a long narrow neck . Attached to the head is a ( one only ) short , singular , flexible , tube - like appendage ( tentacle ? ) , surmounted by sete . The body , which is somewhat elliptical , is prolonged posteriorly into a kind ...
... body by a long narrow neck . Attached to the head is a ( one only ) short , singular , flexible , tube - like appendage ( tentacle ? ) , surmounted by sete . The body , which is somewhat elliptical , is prolonged posteriorly into a kind ...
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... body soon begins to swell , and at last becomes quite globular and horny , the change being caused by the death of the aphis and the rapid growth of the parasite within it . The Ichneumon passes rapidly through its changes , and in a ...
... body soon begins to swell , and at last becomes quite globular and horny , the change being caused by the death of the aphis and the rapid growth of the parasite within it . The Ichneumon passes rapidly through its changes , and in a ...
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... body was fixed and lengthened , then commenced the unfolding of the wings , pre- sonting a very beautiful sight ( especially if viewed through a pocket lens ) . The body was curved in such a way that the wings should not come in con ...
... body was fixed and lengthened , then commenced the unfolding of the wings , pre- sonting a very beautiful sight ( especially if viewed through a pocket lens ) . The body was curved in such a way that the wings should not come in con ...
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