An essay on the philosophy, study, and use of natural historyWhite, Cochrane, and Company, 1813 - 236 pages |
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Page vii
... Matter that is continually taking place throughout the Animal , Vegetable , and Mineral Kingdoms 198 215 CHAP . XII . Conclusion , and Recapitulation ... ...... 231 DEDICATION . TO JAMES FORBES , ESQ . FELLOW OF CONTENTS . vii.
... Matter that is continually taking place throughout the Animal , Vegetable , and Mineral Kingdoms 198 215 CHAP . XII . Conclusion , and Recapitulation ... ...... 231 DEDICATION . TO JAMES FORBES , ESQ . FELLOW OF CONTENTS . vii.
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... vegetable creation , is so much a matter of course , excites so little emotion , and is ac- knowledged with so much indifference ; that should any one , warm from a serious con- templation of its ever - active and beneficial influence ...
... vegetable creation , is so much a matter of course , excites so little emotion , and is ac- knowledged with so much indifference ; that should any one , warm from a serious con- templation of its ever - active and beneficial influence ...
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... empire ; and , for the sake of perspicuity , it is divided into what are termed the animal , vegetable , and mi- neral kingdoms . Animals derive their support from vege- tables , or by lessening the numbers of each other 6 PHILOSOPHY OF.
... empire ; and , for the sake of perspicuity , it is divided into what are termed the animal , vegetable , and mi- neral kingdoms . Animals derive their support from vege- tables , or by lessening the numbers of each other 6 PHILOSOPHY OF.
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... vegetables from earthy substances , and earthy substances from the earth itself ; -all by the assistance of the elements of fire , air , and water * , without whose aid there can be neither life nor motion . Every thing that exists upon ...
... vegetables from earthy substances , and earthy substances from the earth itself ; -all by the assistance of the elements of fire , air , and water * , without whose aid there can be neither life nor motion . Every thing that exists upon ...
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... vegetable productions are to be found , by whose virtues the dis- eases incident to the human frame may be removed or alleviated , or by the use of which our comforts may be heightened and increased ? -and can we believe that no ani ...
... vegetable productions are to be found , by whose virtues the dis- eases incident to the human frame may be removed or alleviated , or by the use of which our comforts may be heightened and increased ? -and can we believe that no ani ...
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An Essay on the Philosophy, Study and Use of Natural History Charles Fothergill No preview available - 2009 |
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