The Elements of Geology: Adapted to the Use of Schools and CollegesGould and Lincoln, 1852 - 198 oldal |
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195. oldal - PRINCIPLES OF ZOOLOGY : Touching the Structure, Development, Distribution, and Natural Arrangement of the RACES OF ANIMALS living and extinct, with numerous illustrations. For the use of Schools and Colleges. Part I., COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. By Louis AQASSIZ and AUGUSTUS A.