Half Hours with Modern Scientists, Bind 1Charles C. Chatfield, 1871 - 288 sider |
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Side 12
... character . Cur- rents similar to those of the hairs of the nettle have been observed in a great multitude of very different plants , and weighty authorities have suggested that they probably occur , in more or less perfection , in all ...
... character . Cur- rents similar to those of the hairs of the nettle have been observed in a great multitude of very different plants , and weighty authorities have suggested that they probably occur , in more or less perfection , in all ...
Side 15
... character , namely , masses of protoplasm with a nucleus . There are sundry very low animals , each of which , structurally , is a mere colorless blood - corpuscle , leading an independ- ent life . But , at the very bottom of the animal ...
... character , namely , masses of protoplasm with a nucleus . There are sundry very low animals , each of which , structurally , is a mere colorless blood - corpuscle , leading an independ- ent life . But , at the very bottom of the animal ...
Side 16
... character- istic feature of animality . Is this a plant , or is it an animal ? Is it both , or is it neither ? Some decide in favor of the last supposition , and establish an interme- diate kingdom , a sort of biological No Man's Land ...
... character- istic feature of animality . Is this a plant , or is it an animal ? Is it both , or is it neither ? Some decide in favor of the last supposition , and establish an interme- diate kingdom , a sort of biological No Man's Land ...
Side 17
... character . The researches of the chemist have revealed a no less striking uniformity of material composition in living mat- ter . In perfect strictness , it is true that chemical inves- tigation can tell us little or nothing , directly ...
... character . The researches of the chemist have revealed a no less striking uniformity of material composition in living mat- ter . In perfect strictness , it is true that chemical inves- tigation can tell us little or nothing , directly ...
Side 18
... character of the protoplasm , or physi cal basis of life , in whatever group of living beings it may be studied . But it will be understood that this gen . eral uniformity by no means excludes any amount of special modifications of the ...
... character of the protoplasm , or physi cal basis of life , in whatever group of living beings it may be studied . But it will be understood that this gen . eral uniformity by no means excludes any amount of special modifications of the ...
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action actual energy ammonia analogy animal antithe appear atoms beam blue body brain called carbonic acid cell cerebellum cerebral hemispheres characters chemical chemistry circulatory system Comte condition constituents contractility converted correlation Darwin difference dust electricity ether waves evidence exhibited existence experiment fact floating matter functions genera genus geologic geological periods germ heat higher human Hume Huxley Huxley's hydrogen hypothesis ical idea identity infinite inorganic intellectual knowledge light manifestations material Max Schultze mechanical microscope mind molecular molecules Molluscs moral motion muscle muscular nature necessitarianism nitrogen nucleus object organic origin oxygen particles period phenomena philosophy plant plasm possess potential energy preëxisting present probably produced progress proto protoplasm quadrumana qualities question reason regard relation result scientific seen species spirit structure substance syntonin temperature theory things thought tion toplasm tricity truth tube vegetable vital force waves whole word