5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ... |
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... Natural History . Situated at Manhattan Square and 77th Street , New York City , and incorporated in 1869 by the legislature , for the purpose of estab- lishing and maintaining in that city a museum and library of natural history . The ...
... Natural History . Situated at Manhattan Square and 77th Street , New York City , and incorporated in 1869 by the legislature , for the purpose of estab- lishing and maintaining in that city a museum and library of natural history . The ...
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... Natural Bridge of Virginia . A re- markable natural curiosity in Rock- bridge County , Virginia , about 125 miles west of Richmond . It is a huge limestone arch , 100 feet wide and 90 feet in span , crossing Cedar Brook at a height of ...
... Natural Bridge of Virginia . A re- markable natural curiosity in Rock- bridge County , Virginia , about 125 miles west of Richmond . It is a huge limestone arch , 100 feet wide and 90 feet in span , crossing Cedar Brook at a height of ...
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... Natural Ink . A natural curiosity said to exist in Algeria . It is caused by the junction of two streams , one of which drains a region strongly impregnated with iron , while the other flows from a peat - bog and holds a large quantity ...
... Natural Ink . A natural curiosity said to exist in Algeria . It is caused by the junction of two streams , one of which drains a region strongly impregnated with iron , while the other flows from a peat - bog and holds a large quantity ...
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