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 |
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... Insects 41. Summer Reflections Page 1 12 24 42. A Morning Walk 34 43. On the Sun 43 ..... 44. On the Nature of Light 52 45. On Colours ..... 60 46. On Vision 67 47. On Sound and the Sense of Hearing . 75 48. On Smell , Taste , and Touch ...
... Insects 41. Summer Reflections Page 1 12 24 42. A Morning Walk 34 43. On the Sun 43 ..... 44. On the Nature of Light 52 45. On Colours ..... 60 46. On Vision 67 47. On Sound and the Sense of Hearing . 75 48. On Smell , Taste , and Touch ...
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... insects too of every kind ? Of these , none uncontrolled and lawless rove , But to some destined end spontaneous ... insect tribes are not confined to what is observable in the operations of bees . The labours of wasps , though not ...
... insects too of every kind ? Of these , none uncontrolled and lawless rove , But to some destined end spontaneous ... insect tribes are not confined to what is observable in the operations of bees . The labours of wasps , though not ...
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... insect so well known , even to children , that it requires no description . Though bees , as well as wasps , are armed with a sting , yet the former may be regarded as a placid and harmless race . Bees are continually occupied with ...
... insect so well known , even to children , that it requires no description . Though bees , as well as wasps , are armed with a sting , yet the former may be regarded as a placid and harmless race . Bees are continually occupied with ...
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... insects , and of the vast numbers of individuals produced in a single season from one nest ; for every cell serves as a lodging to no less than three generations . Hence a moderate - sized nest gives birth annually to 30,000 young wasps ...
... insects , and of the vast numbers of individuals produced in a single season from one nest ; for every cell serves as a lodging to no less than three generations . Hence a moderate - sized nest gives birth annually to 30,000 young wasps ...
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... insects is to repair the injuries it has suffered . With wonderful activity they carry off all the earth and foreign bodies that may have accidentally been conveyed into the hive . Some of them are occupied in fixing the nest to the top ...
... insects is to repair the injuries it has suffered . With wonderful activity they carry off all the earth and foreign bodies that may have accidentally been conveyed into the hive . Some of them are occupied in fixing the nest to the top ...
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