The Reason Why: General Science: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things Which, Though Generally Believed, are Imperfectly Understood. A Book of Condensed Scientific Knowledge for the MillionDick & Fitzgerald, 1860 - 319 pages |
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... Insects , why have they a large number of eyes ... Insects , why have they long pro- jections from their heads Insects , why do they attach their eggs to leaves Insects , why do they multiply so numerously ... ... LESSON XLII Insects ...
... Insects , why have they a large number of eyes ... Insects , why have they long pro- jections from their heads Insects , why do they attach their eggs to leaves Insects , why do they multiply so numerously ... ... LESSON XLII Insects ...
Page 89
... insects termed aphides . 365. What are fogs ? Fogs are clouds formed near the earth's surface ; but London fogs are distinguished from clouds by the fact that they embrace in their vaporous folds the smoke and volatile matters imparted ...
... insects termed aphides . 365. What are fogs ? Fogs are clouds formed near the earth's surface ; but London fogs are distinguished from clouds by the fact that they embrace in their vaporous folds the smoke and volatile matters imparted ...
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... , in a basin of the rivulet , two opposing currents meet , and form a ittle vortex in which insect life and vegetable fragments coming within the ' Can any understand the spreadings of the clouds , 156 THE REASON WHY .
... , in a basin of the rivulet , two opposing currents meet , and form a ittle vortex in which insect life and vegetable fragments coming within the ' Can any understand the spreadings of the clouds , 156 THE REASON WHY .
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... insects 70,000 species . And , including others not specified here , the total number of species of animals probably amounts to no less than 250,000 , - each species consisting of many millions of living creatures . In the area of ...
... insects 70,000 species . And , including others not specified here , the total number of species of animals probably amounts to no less than 250,000 , - each species consisting of many millions of living creatures . In the area of ...
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... insects , and of particles of vise the faculty of hearing would be impaired . wig is popularly supposed to be so named from its he human ear , and cause pain and madness by An earwig , however , is no more likely to get into insect ...
... insects , and of particles of vise the faculty of hearing would be impaired . wig is popularly supposed to be so named from its he human ear , and cause pain and madness by An earwig , however , is no more likely to get into insect ...
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Page 113 - He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
Page 62 - Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Page 250 - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, And make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, And her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: And where the slain are, there is she.
Page 268 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 303 - And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.
Page 157 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Page 152 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Page 85 - And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor ; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
Page 156 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 249 - And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.