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Page 21
... given in the lecture here quoted ; but it is due to the sharp - sighted Tyson to observe , that the Locomotive power of the ribs was detected and published by him in his excellent observations on the anatomy of the rattle - snake ...
... given in the lecture here quoted ; but it is due to the sharp - sighted Tyson to observe , that the Locomotive power of the ribs was detected and published by him in his excellent observations on the anatomy of the rattle - snake ...
Page 22
... given represents the tail of a boa con- strictor : a , the vent ; b , the hook or spur of the left side ; c , the subcutaneous muscle ; d , ribs and intercostal muscles ; transverse muscle of the abdomen ; f , bone of the leg en- h ...
... given represents the tail of a boa con- strictor : a , the vent ; b , the hook or spur of the left side ; c , the subcutaneous muscle ; d , ribs and intercostal muscles ; transverse muscle of the abdomen ; f , bone of the leg en- h ...
Page 27
... given to it from its being said to lie in wait for mice , and Seba has given a representation of it about to dart upon an American mouse , which he says is its usual food . Such small deer may be the prey of this species when very young ...
... given to it from its being said to lie in wait for mice , and Seba has given a representation of it about to dart upon an American mouse , which he says is its usual food . Such small deer may be the prey of this species when very young ...
Page 68
... given to the Catholics , who are very numerous in the town . A citadel was built here in 1629 by Prince Frederick Henry of Nassau under the direction of the states - general , in order to keep the Catholics in check , and the name ...
... given to the Catholics , who are very numerous in the town . A citadel was built here in 1629 by Prince Frederick Henry of Nassau under the direction of the states - general , in order to keep the Catholics in check , and the name ...
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... given from the letter which he wrote to the cele- brated Joseph Lancaster , who visited Colombia for the pur- pose of introducing his system of elementary instruction . It is preserved in the 28th volume of the Revue Encyclo- pédique ...
... given from the letter which he wrote to the cele- brated Joseph Lancaster , who visited Colombia for the pur- pose of introducing his system of elementary instruction . It is preserved in the 28th volume of the Revue Encyclo- pédique ...
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