The Natural History of SelborneD. Appleton, 1899 - 381 pages |
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... NOTES 1 A noticeable feature about the beech is the peculiar absence of under- wood beneath it . Thus the stem is seen in its full beauty . The decaying beech - mast and leaves lying upon the ground are apparently inimical to other ...
... NOTES 1 A noticeable feature about the beech is the peculiar absence of under- wood beneath it . Thus the stem is seen in its full beauty . The decaying beech - mast and leaves lying upon the ground are apparently inimical to other ...
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... NOTES 1 This fossil is not what White supposes , but is a different species , be- longing to the upper greensand , known as Ostrea carinata . 2 The Ammonite is a very striking - looking fossil , and a common one . When I was a small boy ...
... NOTES 1 This fossil is not what White supposes , but is a different species , be- longing to the upper greensand , known as Ostrea carinata . 2 The Ammonite is a very striking - looking fossil , and a common one . When I was a small boy ...
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... this embellishment carries an odd appear- ance , and has occasioned strangers sometimes to ask us pleasantly , " whether we fastened our walls together with tenpenny nails . " NOTES 1 There may probably be also in the chalk ΙΟ WHITE.
... this embellishment carries an odd appear- ance , and has occasioned strangers sometimes to ask us pleasantly , " whether we fastened our walls together with tenpenny nails . " NOTES 1 There may probably be also in the chalk ΙΟ WHITE.
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Gilbert White. NOTES 1 There may probably be also in the chalk itself that is burnt for lime a proportion of sand : for few chalks are so pure as to have none.-G. W. 2 To surbed stone is to set it edgewise , contrary to the posture it ...
Gilbert White. NOTES 1 There may probably be also in the chalk itself that is burnt for lime a proportion of sand : for few chalks are so pure as to have none.-G. W. 2 To surbed stone is to set it edgewise , contrary to the posture it ...
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... 1 As my experience of measuring the water is but of short date , I am not qualified to give the mean quantity.2 I only know that From May 1 , 1779 , to the end of the year there fell Jan ... NOTES 1 Mr. Bell , who lives in the house 12 WHITE.
... 1 As my experience of measuring the water is but of short date , I am not qualified to give the mean quantity.2 I only know that From May 1 , 1779 , to the end of the year there fell Jan ... NOTES 1 Mr. Bell , who lives in the house 12 WHITE.
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