Nature, Volume 81Sir Norman Lockyer Macmillan Journals Limited, 1909 - Electronic journals |
From inside the book
Page xii
... History of the Wheats , Dr. O. Stapf , 538 ; Delayed Germination of Seeds , Prof. Pammel , 538 ; the Industry of Rubber Cultivation , J. Parkin , 538 ; Chemistry of Chlorophyll , Prof. R. Willstätter , 538 ; Evolution of the ...
... History of the Wheats , Dr. O. Stapf , 538 ; Delayed Germination of Seeds , Prof. Pammel , 538 ; the Industry of Rubber Cultivation , J. Parkin , 538 ; Chemistry of Chlorophyll , Prof. R. Willstätter , 538 ; Evolution of the ...
Page xxiii
... History of the , 72 Issler ( Dr. E. ) , Vegetation Conditions in the Central Vosges Mountains , 496 Iwan - Müller ( E. B. ) , the Cult of the Unfit , 264 Jackson ( Cyril ) , Child Employment and Evening Continua- tion Schools , 50 ...
... History of the , 72 Issler ( Dr. E. ) , Vegetation Conditions in the Central Vosges Mountains , 496 Iwan - Müller ( E. B. ) , the Cult of the Unfit , 264 Jackson ( Cyril ) , Child Employment and Evening Continua- tion Schools , 50 ...
Page xxvi
... History of the Clayworking Industry in the United States , Dr. H. Ries and H. Leighton , 452 Melvill ( E. H. V. ) , Derivation of the Word Theodolite , " 517 Memory , the Economy and Training of , Henry J. Watt , 158 Menegaux ( Dr. E ...
... History of the Clayworking Industry in the United States , Dr. H. Ries and H. Leighton , 452 Melvill ( E. H. V. ) , Derivation of the Word Theodolite , " 517 Memory , the Economy and Training of , Henry J. Watt , 158 Menegaux ( Dr. E ...
Page xxviii
... History ) , Cromwell Road , London , S.W. , 4 ; New Buildings of the Victoria and Albert Museum , 17 ; British Museum Report , 78 ; the Museums Association , 115 ; a National Folk - Museum , Henry Balfour , 115 ; Catalogue of the Fresh ...
... History ) , Cromwell Road , London , S.W. , 4 ; New Buildings of the Victoria and Albert Museum , 17 ; British Museum Report , 78 ; the Museums Association , 115 ; a National Folk - Museum , Henry Balfour , 115 ; Catalogue of the Fresh ...
Page xxix
... History : the Balance of Nature , and Modern Conditions of Cultivation : a Practical Manual of Animal Foes and Friends , for the Country Gentleman , the Farmer , the Forester , the Gardener , and the Sportsman , George Abbey , 5 ...
... History : the Balance of Nature , and Modern Conditions of Cultivation : a Practical Manual of Animal Foes and Friends , for the Country Gentleman , the Farmer , the Forester , the Gardener , and the Sportsman , George Abbey , 5 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
æther Agriculture animals apparatus application appointed Archibald Geikie B.Sc birds Botany British C. V. Boys Cambridge Catalogue Charles Darwin chemical Chemistry colour Comet committee contains course Crown 8vo D.Sc Darwin deal edition effect Electrical Engineering Exhibition experience Fossil Geology given Halley's Comet Illustrated important India industry Institute instrument interesting investigation J. J. Thomson July June Laboratory lectures Lectureship lines London M.Sc Magnetic Mathematics mechanical ment Metallic method MICROSCOPES Museum Natural History observations Observatory obtained organic Organic Chemistry original paper photographs Physics plants plates post free practical present Price Prof Professor Professorship published Radio-activity Radium rays recent Road ROBERT DONOVAN Royal Society Scholarships School scientific Secretary Sinhalese South species specimens Street Technical temperature theory tion University College University of London University of Sheffield Zoology
Popular passages
Page xxiii - Are God and Nature then at strife, That Nature lends such evil dreams So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life...
Page 18 - Engineering, has been made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG), for...
Page xlii - Vol. III. The Chemistry of the Hydrocarbons and their Derivatives, or Organic Chemistry.
Page xxxi - Latitude 31° and 60° and Parallels of Declination 0° and 24°, designed for the Determination of the Position Line at all Hour Angles without Logarithmic Computation...
Page 18 - Beardmore was a member of the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and a member of the Smeatonian Club.
Page 51 - The first thing is good stock, and the second thing is good stock, and the third thing is good stock, and when you have paid attention to these three things, fit environment will keep your material in good condition. No environmental or educational grindstone is of service, unless the tool to be ground is of genuine steel — of tough race and tempered stock.
Page 16 - ... among specialists, who will welcome a work of reasonable compass and handy form, containing a trustworthy treatment of the various departments of Natural History by men who are familiar with, and competent to deal with, the latest results of scientific research. Altogether to judge from this first volume, the Cambridge Natural History promises to fulfil all the expectations that its prospectus holds out
Page 107 - Hill, who will easily rank as the greatest master of mathematical astronomy during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
Page 11 - far be it from me to countenance anything contrary to your established laws; but I have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.
Page xxiv - ... selection index numbers" in such work. The idea of such index numbers is to combine in a single numerical expression the values of a series of variable characters with regard to all of which the breeder wishes to practise selection at the same time. The analytical expression of this idea is discussed and its adaptability and usefulness are illustrated by examples drawn from poultry and maize breeding. It is shown that selection index numbers...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Nature, Volume 81 |
| Editor | Sir Norman Lockyer |
| Publisher | Macmillan Journals Limited, 1909 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |