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A S Y N O P S I S
BRITI SH DIATOMACEHl;
WI T H R EMA R K S
ON THEIR
STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS AND DISTRIBUTION;
AND INSTKUCTIONS FOR
COLLECTING AND PRESERVING SPECIMENS.
BY
T h e R e v . W IL L IAM SMITH, R.L.S.
T H E P L A T E S
BY
TUPFBN MXST,
MEMBEK OF THE MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.
“ Natiiram maxime admiralieris, si omnia ejiis operaTìeriasfrarà.”—Galen.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LO N D O N :
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PUBLISHED BY JOHN VAN VOORST, PATERNOSTER ROW.
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