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Page 111
... diving - bell , of the composition of the atmosphere , of that of water ? Who discovered to us that the diamond is but charcoal ? - and whence all the knowledge implied by the term philosophy ? All this is the genuine offspring of the ...
... diving - bell , of the composition of the atmosphere , of that of water ? Who discovered to us that the diamond is but charcoal ? - and whence all the knowledge implied by the term philosophy ? All this is the genuine offspring of the ...
Page 119
... diving - bell ; that some exotic species build houses in the ground , and close the entrance with a door , having an elastic hinge which spontaneously keeps it shut : but these , and many other interesting particulars , you will find in ...
... diving - bell ; that some exotic species build houses in the ground , and close the entrance with a door , having an elastic hinge which spontaneously keeps it shut : but these , and many other interesting particulars , you will find in ...
Page 171
... divers , the cormorants , the goosanders , and various others , people the rocks and precipices , obtain their food in the ever restless waves , and many may in truth be said to have their " home upon the deep . " The foot of a bird is ...
... divers , the cormorants , the goosanders , and various others , people the rocks and precipices , obtain their food in the ever restless waves , and many may in truth be said to have their " home upon the deep . " The foot of a bird is ...
Page 173
... diving in pursuit of prey . Montagu , speaking of a tame cormorant , observes that " it is almost in- credible , to see with what dexterity this bird dives and seizes its prey : knowing its own powers under water , if a fish is thrown ...
... diving in pursuit of prey . Montagu , speaking of a tame cormorant , observes that " it is almost in- credible , to see with what dexterity this bird dives and seizes its prey : knowing its own powers under water , if a fish is thrown ...
Page 177
... diving birds do not experience ; which is , that its plumage , when kept long in the water , becomes soaked , and the bird has then to betake itself to the rocks , and spread out its wings to dry in the breeze or in the sunshine . The ...
... diving birds do not experience ; which is , that its plumage , when kept long in the water , becomes soaked , and the bird has then to betake itself to the rocks , and spread out its wings to dry in the breeze or in the sunshine . The ...
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