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Man , in fact , was slow in getting the hang of nature's manuring techniques . At some unknown stage in human history it was found that decomposing animal and vegetable wastes constituted a perfect manure for crops .
Man , in fact , was slow in getting the hang of nature's manuring techniques . At some unknown stage in human history it was found that decomposing animal and vegetable wastes constituted a perfect manure for crops .
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Their entourage includes mammals , birds , insects , worms , shrubs , herbs , grasses , ferns , mosses , lichens , algæ , fungi , mycorrhizas , bacteria , and protozoa . Until modern times nature's machinery has been well taken care of ...
Their entourage includes mammals , birds , insects , worms , shrubs , herbs , grasses , ferns , mosses , lichens , algæ , fungi , mycorrhizas , bacteria , and protozoa . Until modern times nature's machinery has been well taken care of ...
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If in the teeming world of nature there exists a formula for success ( i.e. survival ) , the indications are remarkably enigmatic . It might seem at first sight that a conscious mind was the great key - piece of equipment that had been ...
If in the teeming world of nature there exists a formula for success ( i.e. survival ) , the indications are remarkably enigmatic . It might seem at first sight that a conscious mind was the great key - piece of equipment that had been ...
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Contents
Imperialism and Colonialism | 1 |
Is Philosophy Obsolete? | 12 |
What we owe Lord Halifax | 22 |
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| Title | The Quarterly Review |
| Editors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1958 |
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