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vitta 1. Vitta as Worn by Roman Vestal Virgins. Compare VESTA. 2. Vitta of the 12th Century.
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viscus Viscera of the Human Thorax and Abdomen. A. View from behind: 1. Lung. 2. spleen. 2. Datted line indicating limit of the pleura. 4. Left kidney.5.…
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vise Parallel Vise (Sectional view).
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vise Carpenters' Vise.
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Vision. The rays emitted from points A and B of object AB are refracted three times in passing through the cornea, the crystallin, and the vitreous humor. As the result of the first…
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Viscacha. (Lagostomus trichodactylus)
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vireo Red-eyed Vireo and its Nest. (Vireo olivaceus)
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Virginal of the Second Half of the 16th Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London.)
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Virgin's-bower (Clematis vitalba). a, the fruit.
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Violets. 1. A stemless violet (Viola odorata). 2. A leafy-stemmed species (Viola striata). 3. Leaf of V. lanceolata. 4. Leaf of V. sagitiata. 5. Leaf of V. palmata. 6. Fruit of a pansy (V. tricolor).
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violet Varieties of Violet.
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Violins and Bow. 1. Front view of a Stradivarius. 2. Back view of a Guarnerius. 3. Violin-bow. a, scroll; b. peg-box; c, pegs; d, finger-board; e, neck; f, button; g, belly; h, back; k, shoulder; l, waist; m, one ot the bouts; n, sound-hole; o, bri
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violon-cello 1. A bass violin or small violone; a stringed instrument of the viol class, having four strings tuned as shown below,…
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viper Horned Viper. (Cerastes cornutus) (From a specimen in New York Zoological Park.)
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viol Modern Double-bass Viol.
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villus Villi of the Human Intestine. A diagram of the structures found in a radial section of the small intestine of man: 1, inner surface of intestine; …
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Vina, as played.
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Vinaigrette of the Renaissance Period.
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Vigna sinensis.
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Viking Ship. (As restored from the buried ship found at Gokstad, Norway; the shields of the crew are hung along the gunwale.)
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Victoria Watterlilly. (Victoria regia)
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Victoria. 22. [v-] A low, light, 4-wheeled, cut-under carriage, with a falling top, a seat for two persons over the rear axle, and a raised driver's seat.
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Viaduct over the White Elster at Göltsch, Saxony.
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vibration Apparatus for Recording Vibrations. The vibrations of the tuning-fork (f) are recorded on thesmoked cylinder (s) by turning the crank (c).
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Vibrissa. Section of the lip (l) of a lion, showing the root of one of the vibrissæ (v) and the large bundle of nerves (n) and blood-vessels supplying it.
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Viburnum. a, flowering spray of th cranberry-tree or guelder-rose; b, the fruit.
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vetch Common Vetch or Tare. (Vicia sativa) a, the pod.
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Veuglaire. a, the movable chamber.
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Vexillary of the 12th Century.
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Vesper-bird. Same as GRASS-FINCH (1). (Poocaætes gramineus)
