The book of nature, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828 |
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... known species is denomin- ated monas . To a glass of the highest mag- nifying power it appears nothing more than a minute simple point or speck of jelly , obviously , however , evincing motion , but often from its delicacy seeming to ...
... known species is denomin- ated monas . To a glass of the highest mag- nifying power it appears nothing more than a minute simple point or speck of jelly , obviously , however , evincing motion , but often from its delicacy seeming to ...
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John Mason Good. longest known to naturalists ; for , in consequence of its being an inhabitant of the Mediterranean sea , it is described both by Greek and Roman writers , who impute its ... known to naturalists; for, in consequence ...
John Mason Good. longest known to naturalists ; for , in consequence of its being an inhabitant of the Mediterranean sea , it is described both by Greek and Roman writers , who impute its ... known to naturalists; for, in consequence ...
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... known , and , consequently , before the medium by which they act , was followed up , which to this hour , however , is only known by its results ( for it has never been detected as an object of sense ) , it is not to be wondered at that ...
... known , and , consequently , before the medium by which they act , was followed up , which to this hour , however , is only known by its results ( for it has never been detected as an object of sense ) , it is not to be wondered at that ...
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