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Page 559
... shipworm . While its crew went ashore for lunch , not only the ship but part of the wharf drifted away in a heavy wind . Weakened by shipworms , the wharf's underwater timbers had simply broken off . In tropic seas especially , shipworms ...
... shipworm . While its crew went ashore for lunch , not only the ship but part of the wharf drifted away in a heavy wind . Weakened by shipworms , the wharf's underwater timbers had simply broken off . In tropic seas especially , shipworms ...
Page 562
... ship- worms inside it . And many Australian abo- rigines have a high regard for the food value of shipworms . Both there and in the Fiji Islands , teredos are eaten raw ( pages 565 and 566 ) . In addition to the true shipworms , other ...
... ship- worms inside it . And many Australian abo- rigines have a high regard for the food value of shipworms . Both there and in the Fiji Islands , teredos are eaten raw ( pages 565 and 566 ) . In addition to the true shipworms , other ...
Page 566
... shipworms is that boats that spend most of their time at sea are less liable to damage than those lying in a harbor . A test at the laboratory has shown that there is a simple reason for this behavior . Water was run through wooden ...
... shipworms is that boats that spend most of their time at sea are less liable to damage than those lying in a harbor . A test at the laboratory has shown that there is a simple reason for this behavior . Water was run through wooden ...
Contents
Into the Heart of Africa The Weeks Expedition Collecting Birds | xviii |
KITIMAT Canadas Aluminum Titan By David S Boyer With 10 color illustrations 376 | xxv |
Amiable Rogue in a Black Mask Tough Curious and Unawed by Man | xxxii |
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