The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms: With Observations on Their HabitsAppleton, 1892 - 326 pagini |
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Pagina 34
... rolled up with others into a ball at the bottom of their burrows . Although worms are so remark- ably deficient in the several sense - organs , this does not necessarily preclude intelligence , as we know from such cases as those of ...
... rolled up with others into a ball at the bottom of their burrows . Although worms are so remark- ably deficient in the several sense - organs , this does not necessarily preclude intelligence , as we know from such cases as those of ...
Pagina 54
... rolled about amongst the acid contents . The concretions found in the intestines and in the castings often have a worn appearance , but whether this is due to some amount of attrition or of chemical corrosion could not be told ...
... rolled about amongst the acid contents . The concretions found in the intestines and in the castings often have a worn appearance , but whether this is due to some amount of attrition or of chemical corrosion could not be told ...
Pagina 114
... rolled up into a ball . Mr. Lindsay Carnagie informed me ( 1838 ) that he had examined many burrows over a stone- quarry in Scotland , where the overlying boulder - clay and mould had recently been cleared away , and a little vertical ...
... rolled up into a ball . Mr. Lindsay Carnagie informed me ( 1838 ) that he had examined many burrows over a stone- quarry in Scotland , where the overlying boulder - clay and mould had recently been cleared away , and a little vertical ...
Pagina 123
... rolled ; if left undisturbed for a few days 66 they become studded with large castings . " These closely resemble those described as abounding near Nice ; and they are probably the work of a species of Perichata . They stand up like ...
... rolled ; if left undisturbed for a few days 66 they become studded with large castings . " These closely resemble those described as abounding near Nice ; and they are probably the work of a species of Perichata . They stand up like ...
Pagina 138
... rolled , and the hinder quarters of the shaft horse fell in ; two or three cart - loads of rubbish were required to fill up the hole . The subsidence occurred where there was a broad depression , as if the surface had fallen in at ...
... rolled , and the hinder quarters of the shaft horse fell in ; two or three cart - loads of rubbish were required to fill up the hole . The subsidence occurred where there was a broad depression , as if the surface had fallen in at ...
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accumulated acetic acid acid action of worms alimentary canal amount angle animals apex appear basal base Beaulieu Abbey beneath the surface blown bodies brought buried burrows calciferous carbonic acid cells cent chalk Cloth concrete covered depth disintegration doubt dragged drawn earth feet field flints floor formed fragments gizzards glands grass ground heavy rain Hensen holes Illustrations inches beneath inches deep inches in thickness inches thick intestines JOSEPH LE CONTE Knole Park lamellæ land large number larvæ layer leaf leaves ledges Leith Hill Place lime Maer Hall manner matter mortar mouths nearly objects observed particles pasture pavement penetrated Perrier petioles pharynx places ploughed plugging pots probably Roman villa rubbish sand seen seized side Silchester slope soil species square yard Stonehenge stones subsided swallowed tesselated tiles tips trench triangles triturated turf upper vegetable mould walls washed weather weight whilst worm-castings worms
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Pagina 1 - II. Physics and Politics ; or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of "Natural Selection " and " Inheritance
Pagina 2 - XVIII. THE NATURE OF LIGHT. With a General Account of Physical Optics.
Pagina 2 - XXIII. Studies in Spectrum Analysis. By J. Norman Lockyer, FRS With six photographic Illustrations of Spectra, and numerous engravings on Wood.