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Secrets of Earth and Sea

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Secrets of Earth and Sea

E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir Lankester

258 pages~5 hr 9 min read36 chapters$4.99
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One of Britain's sharpest naturalists opens the doors of earth and ocean in a run of lively chapters. Ray Lankester writes for the general reader who wants the real science behind the world's everyday wonders, from land to tide. Curious, authoritative, and never dull. A first-class guide to the questions nature keeps posing.

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36 chapters

  1. 1SECRETS OF EARTH AND SEA
  2. 2PREFACE
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4EXPLANATION OF THE FRONTISPIECE
  5. 5LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. 6CHAPTER I
  7. 7FOOTNOTES:
  8. 8CHAPTER II
  9. 9CHAPTER III
  10. 10FOOTNOTE:
  11. 11CHAPTER IV
  12. 12CHAPTER V
  13. 13CHAPTER VI
  14. 14FOOTNOTE:
  15. 15CHAPTER VII
  16. 16CHAPTER VIII
  17. 17CHAPTER IX
  18. 18CHAPTER X

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