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THE
STORY-BOOK OF SCIENCE


THE

STORY-BOOK OF SCIENCE

BY

JEAN-HENRI FABRE

“Author of Social Life in the Insect World,” etc,

TRANSLATED FROM THE NINETEENTH

FRENCH EDITION BY

FLORENCE CONSTABLE BICKNELL

NEW YORK

THE CENTURY CO.

1917


Copyright, 1917, by

The Century Co.

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Published, August, 1917