The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Том 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... becomes the founder of a new republic . When a queen - bee departs from a hive in order to establish a new one , she is always accompanied by several thousand industrious labourers , ready to perform every necessary operation . But the ...
... becomes the founder of a new republic . When a queen - bee departs from a hive in order to establish a new one , she is always accompanied by several thousand industrious labourers , ready to perform every necessary operation . But the ...
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... does when ca- ressing its young . A single aphis is sufficient to supply , in this way , many ants with a plentiful meal . Most insects become torpid when their tempera- ture approaches the NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects .
... does when ca- ressing its young . A single aphis is sufficient to supply , in this way , many ants with a plentiful meal . Most insects become torpid when their tempera- ture approaches the NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects .
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... become torpid when their tempera- ture approaches the freezing point . Ants present a remarkable exception to this ... becomes torpid at precisely the same tem- perature as the ant ; a coincidence which tends to confirm the opinion that ...
... become torpid when their tempera- ture approaches the freezing point . Ants present a remarkable exception to this ... becomes torpid at precisely the same tem- perature as the ant ; a coincidence which tends to confirm the opinion that ...
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... become perfect animals . I shall conclude this paper with observing , that some of the ancient philosophers , and , in particular , Pythagoras and Plato , were so struck by the won- derful ingenuity displayed in the operation of bees ...
... become perfect animals . I shall conclude this paper with observing , that some of the ancient philosophers , and , in particular , Pythagoras and Plato , were so struck by the won- derful ingenuity displayed in the operation of bees ...
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... song of the nightingale is no longer heard ; and that favourite enjoyment of the country , a walk through fields of VOL . II . C verdure , becomes inconvenient and unpleasing , on account of NO . XLI . 25 Summer Reflections .
... song of the nightingale is no longer heard ; and that favourite enjoyment of the country , a walk through fields of VOL . II . C verdure , becomes inconvenient and unpleasing , on account of NO . XLI . 25 Summer Reflections .
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