 China) was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, probably in search of food. Others were so sluggish that they were often mistaken for pieces of the rock ; these were...  Outlines of Physical Geography - Page 17by George William Fitch - 1856 - 225 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Basil Hall - China - 1826 - 392 pages
...sluggish that they were often mistaken for pieces of the rock ; these were generally of a dark colour, and ' from four to five inches long and two or three...reached every day, it was discovered to be full of worms of all different lengths and colours, some being as fine as a thread and several feet long, generally... | |
 | Basil Hall - Chile - 1827 - 360 pages
...sluggish that they were often mistaken for pieces of the rock ; these were generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long and two or three...reached every day, it was discovered to be full of worms of all different lengths and colours, some being as fine as a thread and several feet long, generally... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...sluggish, that they were often mistaken for pieces of the rock : these were generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long and two or three...reached every day, it was discovered to be full of worms of all different lengths and colours, some being as fine as a thread and several feet long, generally... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1849 - 396 pages
...inches long, and two or three round. When the rock was broken from a spot near the level of high-water, it was found to be a hard, solid stone ; but if any...reached every day, it was discovered to be full of worms of all different lengths and colours, some being as fine as a thread, and several feet long, generally... | |
 | 1850 - 498 pages
...in motion. The most common of the worms was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inchea long, which it moved about with a rapid motion, in...reached every day, it was discovered to be full of worms of all different lengths and colors, some being as fine as a thread, and several feet long, generally... | |
 | Religion - 1850 - 454 pages
...long, which it moved about with a rapid motion, in all directions, probably in search of foodOthers were so sluggish, that they were often mistaken for...reached every day, it was discovered to be full of worms -of all different lengths and colon, some being as fine as a thread, and several feet long, generally... | |
 | Henry Theodore Cheever - Hawaii - 1851 - 346 pages
...sluggish, that they were often mistaken for pieces of the rock ; these were generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three...every day, it was discovered to be full of worms, of all different lengths and colours : some being as fine as a thread, and several feet long, generally... | |
 | Henry Theodore Cheever - Oceania - 1851 - 382 pages
...were generally of a dark color, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. " AVhen the rock was broken from a spot near the level of...every day, it was discovered to be full of worms, of all different lengths and colors : some being as fine as a thread, and several feet long, generally... | |
 | A. R. Phippen - Education - 1854 - 472 pages
...island in the Pacific, east of China) was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in...long, generally of a very bright yellow, and sometimes of a blue color ; while others resembled snails, and some were not unlike lobsters and prawns in shape,... | |
 | George William Fitch - History - 1856 - 280 pages
...Island in the Pacific east of China), was in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which it moved about with a rapid motion in...long, generally of a very bright yellow, and sometimes of a blue color ; while others resembled snails, and some were not unlike lobsters and prawns in shape,... | |
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