Réaumur
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
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The second case is that detailed by a no less unexceptionable authority than Réaumur, in his "Art de faire éclore les Poulets."
From Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 by Huxley, Thomas Henry
The thermometer of Réaumur has been known to rise 26 degrees above freezing, but I have never myself observed it above 18 or 20 during my stay.
From A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium by Bernard, Richard Boyle
The combat was continued by Vallisneri, Schwammerdam, and Réaumur, who succeeded in banishing the notion of spontaneous generation from the scientific minds of their day.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
Réaumur, a famous French naturalist, a great many years ago, in an essay which he wrote upon the art of hatching chickens—which was indeed a very curious essay—had occasion to speak of variations and monstrosities.
From Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 by Huxley, Thomas Henry
I have seen," says Réaumur, "chicks continue at work for two days together; some work incessantly, while others take rest at intervals, according to their physical strength.
From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh
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