... a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms than the fabled Proteus, laying hold of its food without members, swallowing it without a mouth, digesting it without a stomach, appropriating its nutritious... The Natural History Review - Page 3241868Full view - About this book
| Industrial arts - 1858 - 648 pages
...without any instruments whatever; a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itgelf into a greater variety of forms than the fabled Proteus,...of its food without members, swallowing it without • mouth, digesting it without a stomach, appropriating its nutritions material without absorbent... | |
| Technology - 1858 - 638 pages
...elaborate apparatus performed without any instruments whatever; a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms...without muscles, feeling (if it has any power to do ») without nerves, multiplying itself without eggs, and not only this, but in many instances forming... | |
| Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1858 - 614 pages
...apparatus, performed without any instruments whatever; — a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms...without a stomach, appropriating its nutritious material witliout absorbent vessels or a circulating system, moving from place to place withoui muscles, feeling... | |
| Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1858 - 640 pages
...elaborate apparatus performed without any instruments whatever; a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms...its food without members, swallowing it without a month, digesting it without a stomach, appropriating its nutritious material without absorbent vessels... | |
| Natural history - 1859 - 1200 pages
...fornis than the fabled Proteus, laying hold of its food without membres , swallowing it without a moulh, digesting it without a stomach, appropriating its...absorbent vessels or a circulating System, moving from plece without muscles, feeling (if it has any power to do so) wilhout nerves, multiplying itself without... | |
| Industrial arts - 1860 - 452 pages
...apparatus, performed without any instruments whatever ; a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms...feeling (if it has any power to do so) without nerves, multiplying itself without eggs ; and not only this, but in many instances forming shelly coverings... | |
| Industrial arts - 1860 - 448 pages
...apparatus, performed without any instruments whatever ; a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms...its food without members, swallowing it without a mouih, digesting it without a stomach, appropriating its nutritious material without absorbent vessels... | |
| Science - 1863 - 320 pages
...elaborate apparatus are performed without any special instruments whatever — a little bit of homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms...digesting it without a stomach, appropriating its food without absorbing vessels or a circulatory system, moving from place to place without muscles,... | |
| James Samuelson, William Crookes - Science - 1864 - 876 pages
...are performed without any special instruments whatever; a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms than the fabled Proteus, laying hold of its food with* It is quite true that among certain of tho lower tribes both of Plants and Animals — especially... | |
| Science - 1865 - 564 pages
...performed without any special instruments whatever — a little particle of apparently homogeneous jelly changing itself into a greater variety of forms...absorbent vessels or a circulating system, moving its parts without muscles, feeling (if it has any power to do so) without nerves, propagating itself... | |
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