The Fairy-land of ScienceD. Appleton and Company, 1903 - 252 страници |
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... spring , as soon as warmth and moisture creep down into the earth , these little imprisoned sun- waves begin to be active , stirring up the matter in the bulb , and making it swell and burst upward 10 THE FAIRY - LAND OF SCIENCE .
... spring , as soon as warmth and moisture creep down into the earth , these little imprisoned sun- waves begin to be active , stirring up the matter in the bulb , and making it swell and burst upward 10 THE FAIRY - LAND OF SCIENCE .
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... begin by copy- ing a description of it from one of those class books which suppose children to learn words like par- rots , and to repeat them with just as little understanding . " Coral is formed by an animal ' belong ing to the ...
... begin by copy- ing a description of it from one of those class books which suppose children to learn words like par- rots , and to repeat them with just as little understanding . " Coral is formed by an animal ' belong ing to the ...
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... begin to separate , and as all work requires an expenditure of heat , the air becomes colder , and then you know at once what must happen to the invisible vapour - it will form into tiny water- drops , like the steam from the kettle ...
... begin to separate , and as all work requires an expenditure of heat , the air becomes colder , and then you know at once what must happen to the invisible vapour - it will form into tiny water- drops , like the steam from the kettle ...
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... begin by seeing how much can be done by our old friends the rain - drops before they become running streams . Everyone must have noticed that whenever rain falls on soft ground it makes small round holes in THE TWO GREAT SCULPTORS . 105.
... begin by seeing how much can be done by our old friends the rain - drops before they become running streams . Everyone must have noticed that whenever rain falls on soft ground it makes small round holes in THE TWO GREAT SCULPTORS . 105.
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... begin to sink as the river flowed more slowly , and would reach the bottom while the fine sand was still borne on . Lastly , the fine sand would sink through very , very slowly , and only settle in com- paratively still water . From ...
... begin to sink as the river flowed more slowly , and would reach the bottom while the fine sand was still borne on . Lastly , the fine sand would sink through very , very slowly , and only settle in com- paratively still water . From ...
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Страница 3 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly, After summer, merrily : Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.