To Know a Fly |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 14
Page 18
... generally can be trusted , that ef- fects have causes , and that we can discover meaning by reason . It continues with an ob- servation and a question . An experiment is a scientist's way of asking nature a question . He alters 18.
... generally can be trusted , that ef- fects have causes , and that we can discover meaning by reason . It continues with an ob- servation and a question . An experiment is a scientist's way of asking nature a question . He alters 18.
Page 21
... question asked of nature is a measure of a scientist's intellectual stature . Too many research workers have no questions at all to ask , but this does not deter them from doing experiments . They become enamored of a new instrument ...
... question asked of nature is a measure of a scientist's intellectual stature . Too many research workers have no questions at all to ask , but this does not deter them from doing experiments . They become enamored of a new instrument ...
Page 95
... question of how the insects come by these abilities . This in turn brings up the tricky question of learning , which it is now time to consider . as a representative of the insect world i have often 95.
... question of how the insects come by these abilities . This in turn brings up the tricky question of learning , which it is now time to consider . as a representative of the insect world i have often 95.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able activity ants archy and mehitabel bees Beetle behavior Bill Clark biologist blood blowfly body brain cage caterpillars caused cells clocks cockroach creature cricket Dethier don marquis drink drop of sugar dung dung beetle Edward Lear eggs example experiment experimental animal eyes fact feathers fed fly feeding feet female flea flies fluid fly's fucose gland Glencannon hair hand head hive honeybee hormones human hungry fly insects jump Karel Čapek kind lab coat laboratory learning legs less Lewis Carroll light live liverwurst lose water males mechanism mehitabel Chapter ment move neck nerve never odor operation osmotic pressure prefer preserving jar problem proboscis protein reason salt satiation saucer scientific scientist sense of taste sense organ sensitive simple slices species specific hunger stock room student thing thirsty tion trail tube Waggle Dance walk wasp wings