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... Insects . Furs . Sponges and Corals . Feathers , Horns , & Hair . Shell - fish . Animal Perfumes . " The information is presented in the most lucid , graceful , and entertaining manner . " - Economist . " Every one who peruses them will ...
... Insects . Furs . Sponges and Corals . Feathers , Horns , & Hair . Shell - fish . Animal Perfumes . " The information is presented in the most lucid , graceful , and entertaining manner . " - Economist . " Every one who peruses them will ...
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... Insect Larva ( Corethra plumicornis ) . By E. Ray Lankester . Illustrated . The Moon . By James Breen , F.R.A.S. ... Insects Injurious to the Turnip Crops . By Rev. W. Houghton , M.A. , F.L.S. Coffee . By Baron Liebig . Australia and ...
... Insect Larva ( Corethra plumicornis ) . By E. Ray Lankester . Illustrated . The Moon . By James Breen , F.R.A.S. ... Insects Injurious to the Turnip Crops . By Rev. W. Houghton , M.A. , F.L.S. Coffee . By Baron Liebig . Australia and ...
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... Insects , or Water - Fleas . By W. Baird , M.D. , F.L.S. Illustrated . How to Photograph Microscopic Ob- jects . By Edward T. Wilson , M.B. Oxon . Illustrated . Recent Discoveries in Insect Embryo- geny . By Henry Fripp , M.D. Illus ...
... Insects , or Water - Fleas . By W. Baird , M.D. , F.L.S. Illustrated . How to Photograph Microscopic Ob- jects . By Edward T. Wilson , M.B. Oxon . Illustrated . Recent Discoveries in Insect Embryo- geny . By Henry Fripp , M.D. Illus ...
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... Insects and Crustacea . By Henry Fripp , M.D. Illustrated . True and False Flint Weapons . By N. Whitley , C.E. The Planet Mars in February , 1869 . By Richard A. Proctor , B.A. , F.R.A.S. Illustrated . On the Molecular Origin of ...
... Insects and Crustacea . By Henry Fripp , M.D. Illustrated . True and False Flint Weapons . By N. Whitley , C.E. The Planet Mars in February , 1869 . By Richard A. Proctor , B.A. , F.R.A.S. Illustrated . On the Molecular Origin of ...
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... Insects . By S. J. McIntire , F.R.M.S. On an Optical Illusion Slide ; Cracks in Silica Films . By Henry J. Slack , F.R.M.S. Object - Glasses and their Definition . By F. H. Wenham . On the Mounting of the Diatom Prism . By F. W. Griffin ...
... Insects . By S. J. McIntire , F.R.M.S. On an Optical Illusion Slide ; Cracks in Silica Films . By Henry J. Slack , F.R.M.S. Object - Glasses and their Definition . By F. H. Wenham . On the Mounting of the Diatom Prism . By F. W. Griffin ...
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