American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... complete descriptions of this art . Those published since , even the great work of Leviel , which constitutes part of " Les Arts et Metiers , " of the French academy , and of the " Encyclopédie Me- thodique , " are only compilations ...
... complete descriptions of this art . Those published since , even the great work of Leviel , which constitutes part of " Les Arts et Metiers , " of the French academy , and of the " Encyclopédie Me- thodique , " are only compilations ...
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... the captain and lieutenant . It is a very honourable and proper post for a young gentleman on his first coming in- to the army ; he is to carry the colours , much in appearance from the complete insect , except being ENG ENS.
... the captain and lieutenant . It is a very honourable and proper post for a young gentleman on his first coming in- to the army ; he is to carry the colours , much in appearance from the complete insect , except being ENG ENS.
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... complete state . The larvæ of insects differ very much from each other , according to the several tribes to which they belong : those of the butterfly and moth tribe ( phalana ) are generally known by the name of caterpillars ; those of ...
... complete state . The larvæ of insects differ very much from each other , according to the several tribes to which they belong : those of the butterfly and moth tribe ( phalana ) are generally known by the name of caterpillars ; those of ...
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... complete insect than any others , except those of the butterfly tribe . Some insects undergo no change of shape , but are hatched from the egg complete in all their parts , and they undergo no farther alteration than that of casting ...
... complete insect than any others , except those of the butterfly tribe . Some insects undergo no change of shape , but are hatched from the egg complete in all their parts , and they undergo no farther alteration than that of casting ...
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... complete or ultimate form , for the larva of such as are of this short duration have in reality lived a very long time under water , of which they are na tives ; and it is observed , that water in- sects , in general , are of longer ...
... complete or ultimate form , for the larva of such as are of this short duration have in reality lived a very long time under water , of which they are na tives ; and it is observed , that water in- sects , in general , are of longer ...
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