 | James Edward Smith - 1821 - 656 páginas
...of Natural History ; they have ali sorts of machines for catching and preserving insects ; all kind of nets, trawls, drags, and hooks for coral fishing...which, put into the water, you can see the bottom to a great depth, where it is clear. They .have many cases of bottles with ground stoppers, of several... | |
 | Joseph Banks - 1896 - 546 páginas
...the purpose of natural history, nor more elegantly. They have got a fine library of natural history : they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving...see the bottom at a great depth, where it is clear. They have many cases of bottles with ground stoppers, of several sizes, to preserve animals in spirits.... | |
 | Joseph Banks - 1896 - 544 páginas
...the purpose of natural history, nor more elegantly. They have got a fine library of natural history : they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving insects ; all kinds of nets, trawls, drags, and hooka for coral fishing ; they have even a curious contrivance of a telescope by which, put into the... | |
 | Arthur Kitson - 1907 - 596 páginas
...the purpose of Natural History, nor more elegantly. They have got a fine library of Natural History : they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving...see the bottom at a great depth, where it is clear. They have many cases of bottles with ground stoppers, of several sizes, to preserve animals in spirits.... | |
 | J. C. Beaglehole - 1992 - 828 páginas
...the purpose of Natural History, nor more elegantly. They have got a fine library of Natural History ; they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving...which, put into the water, you can see the bottom to a great depth, where it is clear. They have many cases of bottles with ground stoppers, of several... | |
 | Anne Salmond - 1992 - 488 páginas
...Natural History. They have got a fine Library of Natural History; they have all sorts of machines tor catching and preserving insects; all kinds of nets,...the water, you can see the bottom at a great depth, when it is clear ... in short Solander assured me this expedition would cost Mr Banks £l0,000. 45... | |
 | Elizabeth Buck - 2010 - 253 páginas
...the purpose of Natural History, nor more elegantly. They have got a fine library of Natural History; they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving...which, put into the water, you can see the bottom to a great depth, where it is clear. . . . Besides, there are many people whose sole business it is... | |
 | Patrick O'Brian - 1997 - 340 páginas
...the purpose of Natural History, nor more elegantly. They have got a fine library of Natural History; they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving...of nets, trawls, drags and hooks for coral fishing . . . All this is owing to you and your writings." There was however one remark in the letter that... | |
 | Hugh Raffles - 2002 - 324 páginas
...the purpose of Natural History, nor more elegantly. They have got a fine library of Natural History; they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving...which, put into the water, you can see the bottom to a great depth, where it is clear. . . . They have two painters and draughtsmen, several volunteers... | |
 | Patricia Fara - 2003 - 188 páginas
...fitted out for the purpose of Natural History', he marvelled - 'They have got a fine Library [and] all sorts of machines for catching and preserving...the water, you can see the bottom at a great depth.' And, he concluded unctuously to gratify Linnaeus, 'All this is owing to you and your writings.' 38... | |
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They have got a fine library of Natural History : they have all sorts of machines for catching and preserving insects ; all kinds of nets, trawls, drags, and hooks for coral fishing ; they have even a curious contrivance of a telescope, by which, put... 
