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ADVICE to Observers. |
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ANTS, |
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Head of, adorn'd with two pretty jointed Antennæ. |
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Jaws of, saw-like and indented |
ibid. |
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Different Species of, |
ibid. |
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Tail of, arm'd with a Sting. |
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Experiments on their tenaciousness of Life. |
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Their regular Manner of Government and Industry. |
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Conceal themselves during the Winter Season. |
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Eggs of, describ'd. |
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Produce little Worms or Maggots which turn
into Aureliæ |
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Their paternal Care for their Young when in the Nymph
or Chrysalis State. |
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Carry their Chrysales about in their Mouths. |
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APIARIUM MARINUM, |
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Account of, from Pisa.
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Queries concerning, by Dr. Hooke.
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ART, its Imperfections shewn, |
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In the Point of a Needle. |
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Edge of a Razor. |
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Compar'd with the Works of Nature. |
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BALANCES, or Poises, to the Wings of Flies, very neces-
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BEARD of a wild Oat, |
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Appear'd by the Microscope like a twisted Withe. |
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Adorn'd with many Ridges thick beset with Prickles like
the Quills of a Porcupine. |
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Hygrometer made of. |
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Mov'd by the least Alteration of the Air either as to
Moisture or Dryness. |
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Us'd by Jugglers to shew Tricks. |
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BEE, Sting of, |
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Appears to be a Sheath containing a Dart within it. |
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The Point of the Dart arm'd with Thorns or Hooks. |
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Description of, from the Microscope made easy.
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Bag of Poison at the Bottom of. |
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Mistake in relation thereto. |
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BLOOD-VESSELS, |
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Dispers'd all over the Skin, and even into the Cuticula. |
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In the Intestines of a Fly. |
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BUGS, |
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Bite of, somewhat poisonous. |
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Have a very fœtid, nauseous Smell |
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Drive away Fleas. |
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CARTER SPIDER, vid. SPIDER. |
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CHARCOAL, |
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When broken exhibits a Multitude of very minute Pores. |
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CHEESE-MITE, vid. MITE. |
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CLOTH-WORM, or Cloaths Moth describ'd. |
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Suppos'd by Dr. Hooke to be the Creature that eats
Holes in the Covers of Books. |
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Is the Creature that eats woollen Cloth, according to
Mr. Albin.
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CORK, |
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The Contexture of, |
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Cellular and porous like a Honey-
Comb. |
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The Lightness of it, accounted for, |
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Account of its Production. |
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of the Manner of preparing it. |
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Pores of, run transverse |
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The Structure of many Vegetables similar to that of
Cork. |
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CORNISH DIAMONDS, |
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Grow in Rocks in the Manner as the Chrystals in Flints, |
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The Reflections of Light from the inner Surfaces the
strongest. |
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A double Refraction from the internal Surfaces. |
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COUHAGE, or Cow-itch, |
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Pods of, cover'd with brown Hairs or Down. |
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The Down examined by the Microscope appears
like slender Needles, having many minute
Spiculæ on the Sides, pointing backwards like
the Beard of a Javelin or Dart. |
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Some of the Species of Pbasioli have their Pods cover'd
with brown Hairs similar to those of the Couhage. |
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CRAB-LIKE INSECT, vid. INSECT. |
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DEITY, Power of, exemplify'd in his minutest Works. |
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Adoration of, ought always to be the Result of our
Discoveries. |
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DISCOVERIES, many owing to Accident. |
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DRONE-FLY, |
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Eyes of, |
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compos'd of prodigious Numbers of Hemispheres,
each suppos'd to have a Cornea, Retina, and
every Thing similar to the Eyes of larger
Creatures. |
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EELS, |
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In Vinegar, |
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Progressive Motion of, extremely slow. |
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Experiments on, by Dr. Power.
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by Dr. Miles.
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by Dr. Hooke.
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In four Paste, much like those in Vinegar. |
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EGGS, |
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Of a Silk-worm, vid. Silk-worm. |
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Of Insects, as various as those of Birds. |
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Of Spiders, deposited in Bags of Silk. |
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EMMET, vid. ANT. |
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EYES, |
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Of a Fly, vid. FLY, |
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Of a Drone. |
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Of a Dragon-Fly, vid. LIBELLA. |
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Of a Silk-worm. |
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Of a Beetle. |
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Of large Animals multiply'd as it were by Motion. |
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Of crustaceous Water Animals less pearl'd but a little
moveable. |
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Of some Animals have a Radiation in the Dark, |
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Of a Mole, capable of being withdrawn into the Head. |
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Of Snails, plac'd at the Ends of their Horns, |
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Of the Camelion, turn backwards. |
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Of a Man, why they do not fee Objects double. |
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Of the Carter, or long leg'd Spider, |
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Situated on its Back, |
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Not moveable. |
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Of a Flea, surrounded with a glittering green Iris, like
those of a Cat, |
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FEATHER, |
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Of a Goose, Contexture of, |
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Downy Parts of, deserib'd. |
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