Encyclopędia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations - Lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford Carey, Lea & Carey, 1833 |
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Page 12
... animals . It can , therefore , only be found in animals in which the system of respiration is devel- oped , and the lungs and larynx actually exist . Many insects intentionally produce a noise by the motion of their wings , which takes ...
... animals . It can , therefore , only be found in animals in which the system of respiration is devel- oped , and the lungs and larynx actually exist . Many insects intentionally produce a noise by the motion of their wings , which takes ...
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... animals and men , we refer the reader to Blumenbach's Manual of Comparative Anatomy ( translated by W. Lawrence , revised by Coulson , London , 1827 ) . Respecting the sounds of human language , by the various combinations of which such ...
... animals and men , we refer the reader to Blumenbach's Manual of Comparative Anatomy ( translated by W. Lawrence , revised by Coulson , London , 1827 ) . Respecting the sounds of human language , by the various combinations of which such ...
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... animals were seen on the dry sand . The appear- ances above described agree perfectly with those witnessed in more recent erup- tions , especially those of Monte Nuovo , in 1538 , and of Vesuvius , in 1822. In all times and countries ...
... animals were seen on the dry sand . The appear- ances above described agree perfectly with those witnessed in more recent erup- tions , especially those of Monte Nuovo , in 1538 , and of Vesuvius , in 1822. In all times and countries ...
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... animals , the pronunciation of the consonants being more difficult , as re- quiring the application of the other or- gans of speech . In the particular that the vowel sounds may be continued as long as the breath lasts , some consonants ...
... animals , the pronunciation of the consonants being more difficult , as re- quiring the application of the other or- gans of speech . In the particular that the vowel sounds may be continued as long as the breath lasts , some consonants ...
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... animals . Their bodies exhale a disgusting odor . They usually live in companies ; and many of the larger spe- cies do not quit the lofty chains of moun- tains , where they build in inaccessible places . Their piercing sight enables ...
... animals . Their bodies exhale a disgusting odor . They usually live in companies ; and many of the larger spe- cies do not quit the lofty chains of moun- tains , where they build in inaccessible places . Their piercing sight enables ...
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