Everyday Objects; Or, Picturesque Aspects of Natural History.Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
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Everyday Objects; Or, Picturesque Aspects of Natural History.
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
Natural history
Phœnix, 13
Apparatus Sculptoris, the Sculptor's Tools, 12
Eridanus Fluvius, the River Po, 84
Hydrus, the Water-Snake, 10
Cetus, the Whale, 97
Fornax Chemica, the Chemical Furnace, 19
Horologium, the Clock, 12
Rheticulus Rhomboidialus, 10
Xiphias Dorado, the Sword-Fish, 7
Celapraxitellis, the Engraver's Tools, 16
Lepus, the Hare, 19
Columba Noachi, Noah's Dove, 10
Orion, 78
Argo Navis, the Ship Argo, 64
Canis Major, the Great Dog, 31
Equulus Pictoris, 8
Monoceros, the Unicorn, 31
Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog, 14
Chameleon, 10
Pyxis Nautica, the Mariner's Compass, 4
Piscis Volans, the Flying-Fish, 8
Hydra, the Serpent, 60
Sextans, the Sextant, 41
Robur Carolinum (Charles II.'s Oak), 12
Antlia Pneumatica, the Air-Pump, 3
Crater, the Cup, 31
Corvus, the Crow, 9
Crux, the Cross, 6
Apis Musca, the Bee or Fly, 4
Avis Indica, the Bird of Paradise, 11
Circinus, the Mariner's Compass, 4
Centaurus, the Centaur, 35
Lupus, the Wolf, 24
Norma, or Euclid's Square, 12
Triangulum Australe, the Southern Triangle, 5
Ara, the Altar, 9
Telescopium, the Telescope, 9
Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, 12
Pavo, the Peacock, 14
Indus, the Indian, 12
Microscopium, the Microscope, 10
Octans Hadliensis, Hadley's Octant, 43
Grus, the Crane, 14
Toucan, the American Goose, 9
Piscis Australis, the Southern Fish, 24
Mons Mensa, the Table Mountain, 30
ZODIACAL CONSTELLATIONS.
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