The Journal of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Volume 1John Murray, 1831 - Science |
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... rays , disposed in a circle , one row within the other ; and , what was most singular , these were retractile , in a similar manner to the horns of the snail . The rays were united by a soft , moist , gelatinous membrane , but so as to ...
... rays , disposed in a circle , one row within the other ; and , what was most singular , these were retractile , in a similar manner to the horns of the snail . The rays were united by a soft , moist , gelatinous membrane , but so as to ...
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... rays , is lodged in the funnel - shaped pocket . Larv of the glow - worm on a tendrilled branch , using its cleaning instrument . This singular instrument is also used for the very different purpose of assisting the animal to walk , and ...
... rays , is lodged in the funnel - shaped pocket . Larv of the glow - worm on a tendrilled branch , using its cleaning instrument . This singular instrument is also used for the very different purpose of assisting the animal to walk , and ...
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... rays of light falling from above , which enables us to see clearer an object on the ground , so must the projecting hood of this creature converge the visual rays to a point beneath * . ' • Unfortunately for this theory , the grubs ...
... rays of light falling from above , which enables us to see clearer an object on the ground , so must the projecting hood of this creature converge the visual rays to a point beneath * . ' • Unfortunately for this theory , the grubs ...
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... RAY , ) in the instance of a nest of young which were fed by the parents after being carried into a room * . In birds , ' says White , there seems to be a parti- cular provision , that the moot of the nestlings is enveloped in a tough ...
... RAY , ) in the instance of a nest of young which were fed by the parents after being carried into a room * . In birds , ' says White , there seems to be a parti- cular provision , that the moot of the nestlings is enveloped in a tough ...
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... rays without effect ; but a single discharge again restored its phos- phorescence . Repeated discharges were made upon the same substance , and it was found that the property was increased by the num- ber and intensity of the discharges ...
... rays without effect ; but a single discharge again restored its phos- phorescence . Repeated discharges were made upon the same substance , and it was found that the property was increased by the num- ber and intensity of the discharges ...
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