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... observation . Oct. 2 , it was seen in the neighbourhood of the metro- polis , as bright nearly as a star of the first magnitude , with a short bushy tail . A gentleman at Hampstead , who observed it with care , informs us that its place ...
... observation . Oct. 2 , it was seen in the neighbourhood of the metro- polis , as bright nearly as a star of the first magnitude , with a short bushy tail . A gentleman at Hampstead , who observed it with care , informs us that its place ...
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... observed some fighting to take place ; but I conceived it to be between the bees of the adjoining hives and those which were removing , the former being attracted by the scent of the honey which the latter were carrying off . On the ...
... observed some fighting to take place ; but I conceived it to be between the bees of the adjoining hives and those which were removing , the former being attracted by the scent of the honey which the latter were carrying off . On the ...
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... observed height of the coldest barometer , and it is corrected for the expansion of the mercury by the heat of the instrument . An example will make the whole clear . Observation at bottom Observation at top Inches . 29.400 - 25.190 ...
... observed height of the coldest barometer , and it is corrected for the expansion of the mercury by the heat of the instrument . An example will make the whole clear . Observation at bottom Observation at top Inches . 29.400 - 25.190 ...
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