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A Swallow's Terrace

Nature volume 43, pages 318–319 (1891)Cite this article

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AN explanation of the curious construction which I described in NATURE of November 27 (p. 80), has been suggested to me by Mr. Vernon Harcourt, in whose boat-house it was built. It is as singular as the construction itself, and, whether right or not, is probably worth the attention of naturalists.

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FOWLER, W. A Swallow's Terrace. Nature 43, 318–319 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/043318c0

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