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... flying , recourse can be made to instruments . Under the hood of the Miles Magister in Plate VI , is a pilot undergoing training in instrument flying . Aeroplanes not only cause the formation of clouds ; they may disperse them . More ...
... flying , recourse can be made to instruments . Under the hood of the Miles Magister in Plate VI , is a pilot undergoing training in instrument flying . Aeroplanes not only cause the formation of clouds ; they may disperse them . More ...
Page 246
... flying tree - toad which is able to take leaps from branch to branch , and has webs on all four feet , instead of on the hind feet only , as is the case with the common toad . There are no less than seven tree - dwelling mammals that ...
... flying tree - toad which is able to take leaps from branch to branch , and has webs on all four feet , instead of on the hind feet only , as is the case with the common toad . There are no less than seven tree - dwelling mammals that ...
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... flying powers of these veritable ' dragons of the prime ' there is some difference of opinion . Some authorities ... flying ability . On the other hand , as is the case with flying birds of the present day , pterodactyls had the middle ...
... flying powers of these veritable ' dragons of the prime ' there is some difference of opinion . Some authorities ... flying ability . On the other hand , as is the case with flying birds of the present day , pterodactyls had the middle ...
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CLOUDLAND | 57 |
THE DROPS THAT WATER THE EARTH | 82 |
THE THUNDERSTORM | 109 |
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