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insects123
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Reaumur, Rene Antoine Ferchault De12
Swammerdam, Jan (1637-1680)8
Stephens, James Francis (1792-1853)8
Geer, Charles De (1720-1778)7
Donovan, Edward (1768-1837)6
Gaubius, Hieronymus David5
Schneider, Hans Jacob Sparre (1853-1918)5
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Insect architecture

Rennie, James (1787-1867); Wood, J G (1827-1889); Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1830

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Insect miscellanies

Rennie, James (1787-1867); Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1831

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Insect transformations

Rennie, James (1787-1867); Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1838

Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

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Letters on the natural history of the insects mentioned in Shakspeare's plays : with incidental notices of the entomology of Ireland

Patterson, Robert (1802-1872); National Art Library (Great Britain). Dyce Collection

1838

Includes index.

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Francisci Redi Experimenta circa generationem insectorum

Redi, Francesco (1626-1698)

1671

Added t.p. engraved by Romeyn de Hooghe. Added t.p. has title: Fr. Redi De insectis. Last page erroneously numbered 230. Illustrations by or after Romeyn de Hooghe.

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Deutschlands Insecten (Hft.117-124, 130-164)

Panzer, Georg Wolfgang Franz (1755-1829); Herrich-Schäffer, Gottlieb August Wilhelm (1799-1874); Panzer, Georg Wolfgang Franz (1755-1829)

[1829-?]

Continuation of: Faunae insectorum Germanicae / G.F.W. Panzer - NUC pre-1956 imprints. Title and imprint from label of Heft 121.

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An introduction to entomology: or Elements of the natural history of insects : with plates (v.1)

Kirby, William (1759-1850); Spence, William (1783-1860)

1818

v.1. Third edition -- v.2. Second edition.

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An introduction to entomology: or Elements of the natural history of insects : with plates (v.2)

Kirby, William (1759-1850); Spence, William (1783-1860)

1818

v.1. Third edition -- v.2. Second edition.

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Historia insectorum

Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Ray, John (1627-1705); Lister, Martin (1638?-1712); Royal Society (Great Britain)

1710

"Prolegomena de insectis" (p. iii-xv) was originally published under title: Methodus insectorum: seu Insecta in methodum aliqualem digesta: / a Joanne Raio,... Londini : Apud Sam. Smith & Benj. Walfor...

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