Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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her proceedings , I removed the eggs into my study , placing them upon fresh earth under a bell glass . The careful mother soon scooped out another cell , and col- lected the scattered eggs with great care into the little nest , placing ...
her proceedings , I removed the eggs into my study , placing them upon fresh earth under a bell glass . The careful mother soon scooped out another cell , and col- lected the scattered eggs with great care into the little nest , placing ...
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... eggs , which she hatched , and afterwards reared the young . Since then , she has hatched and brought up a brood of ... EGGS . -The phrase " chains of eggs , " used by Mr. White , in his History of Selborne , is by no means appropriate ...
... eggs , which she hatched , and afterwards reared the young . Since then , she has hatched and brought up a brood of ... EGGS . -The phrase " chains of eggs , " used by Mr. White , in his History of Selborne , is by no means appropriate ...
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... eggs , but had conjectured they were laid in chains , from the analogy of those of the toad . The egg of a snake is about the size of that of the yellow hammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) but does not taper at one end like the egg of a bird ...
... eggs , but had conjectured they were laid in chains , from the analogy of those of the toad . The egg of a snake is about the size of that of the yellow hammer ( Emberiza citrinella ) but does not taper at one end like the egg of a bird ...
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1st day 4th day afterwards aphelion appears ascending node astronomer beautiful Beetle birds born Butterfly CALENDAR OF BRITISH celebrated celestial comet conjunction Daniel Bernoulli dark death Declin diameter died difference of latitude Digits eclipsed disc distance early earth eclipse Emersion eminent Equation FLEMING FORM OF SATURN'S Galileo greatest heavens Herschel inferior conjunction inferior planets insects John John Herschel Jupiter Kepler labours LEACH light LINNEUS Lord LUNAR magnitude Major axis Mars MARTYR Mercury Minor axis moon morning Moth motion nature never night node o'er Observatory observed orbit Pallas perigee perihelion period planet published QUADRUPEDS remarkable RENNIE revolution Right Ascen ring of Saturn round Royal SATURN'S RING says Second satellite seen Semi-diameter shadow shining solar solar eclipse stars STEPHENS telescope TEMMINCK thee thou tion transit transits of Mercury trees Uranus Venus visible volumes vulgaris winter