The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Том 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... bee . Though inclosed with two hard walls , when the fly emerges from the chrysalis state , it first gnaws with its teeth a passage through the wall that sealed up the mouth of its cell ; NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects . 17.
... bee . Though inclosed with two hard walls , when the fly emerges from the chrysalis state , it first gnaws with its teeth a passage through the wall that sealed up the mouth of its cell ; NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects . 17.
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... passage is made near the middle of the tube . By this contrivance , as all the flies instinctively endeavour to cut their way downward , they find an easy and convenient passage ; for they have only to pierce the floor of their cells ...
... passage is made near the middle of the tube . By this contrivance , as all the flies instinctively endeavour to cut their way downward , they find an easy and convenient passage ; for they have only to pierce the floor of their cells ...
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... passage in the Song of Solomon : ' Come , my beloved , let us go forth into the field : let us lodge in the villages : let us get up early to the vineyards : let us see if the vine flourish , whether the tender grape appear , and the ...
... passage in the Song of Solomon : ' Come , my beloved , let us go forth into the field : let us lodge in the villages : let us get up early to the vineyards : let us see if the vine flourish , whether the tender grape appear , and the ...
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... passage from the sun to the earth . This idea was first suggested to him , by observing the eclipses of Jupiter's moons , by which it appeared , to a demon- stration , that the motion of light is not instanta- neous , but progressive ...
... passage from the sun to the earth . This idea was first suggested to him , by observing the eclipses of Jupiter's moons , by which it appeared , to a demon- stration , that the motion of light is not instanta- neous , but progressive ...
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... 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 appear to be elevated , and in a different situation . from that in which it was really placed . The same ...
... 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 appear to be elevated , and in a different situation . from that in which it was really placed . The same ...
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