Every day Objects, or picturesque aspects of natural history ... Edited and enlarged by W. H. D. Adams [from the second series of “Les Saisons,” by J. C. F. H.]. |
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... humanity . Unfortunately , he continues , the methods hitherto employed have been absolutely insufficient . And the insufficiency is 66 ,, most notable as regards the imperfect and defective training given to the instinct of curiosity ...
... humanity . Unfortunately , he continues , the methods hitherto employed have been absolutely insufficient . And the insufficiency is 66 ,, most notable as regards the imperfect and defective training given to the instinct of curiosity ...
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... human brotherhood- ( a fiction ! ) - differs from universal gravitation ? Instead of familiarising us at first with the animals and plants within our everyday reach , you collect , under the same irrevocable iron " form , " genera and ...
... human brotherhood- ( a fiction ! ) - differs from universal gravitation ? Instead of familiarising us at first with the animals and plants within our everyday reach , you collect , under the same irrevocable iron " form , " genera and ...
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... human mind . Such , undoubtedly , was the origin of the discovery of diurnal movement ; of that general movement which carries all the stars from west to east , to bring them back to the same points in the course of one complete day ...
... human mind . Such , undoubtedly , was the origin of the discovery of diurnal movement ; of that general movement which carries all the stars from west to east , to bring them back to the same points in the course of one complete day ...
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... human creation ; the visual apparatus , as it is be- stowed on us by nature , they supposed to be the most perfect instrument which man could imagine . And , in truth , nothing could fairly be objected to this way of looking at things ...
... human creation ; the visual apparatus , as it is be- stowed on us by nature , they supposed to be the most perfect instrument which man could imagine . And , in truth , nothing could fairly be objected to this way of looking at things ...
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... human species . The scientific exploration of these re- gions dates only from our own time . Spitzbergen , and the summit of the Alps , —such are our points of comparison . It is difficult to conceive of anything more interesting than ...
... human species . The scientific exploration of these re- gions dates only from our own time . Spitzbergen , and the summit of the Alps , —such are our points of comparison . It is difficult to conceive of anything more interesting than ...
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Everyday Objects; Or, Picturesque Aspects of Natural History ... William Henry Davenport Adams Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1876 |
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