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Hardwicke S Science Gossip
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Release Date : 1890
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Author : Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
language : en
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Release Date : 1887
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Release Date : 1883
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Author : M. C. Cooke
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-15
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Excerpt from Hardwicke's Science-Gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature The nests of the Termites, or White Ants, are very common in India; but although so common, there is not one person in a thousand who has seen the internal economy of one of these wonderful abodes. I had often wished to do so, and although I had resided very many years in the country, during most of which I had studied natural history and collected specimens, it was not until twenty years or more had passed that I had an opportunity. This was at Etawah, N.-W. Provinces, in 18077, and the result was so curious and interesting that I think it worth recording in Science-Gossip, whose pages are devoted to such topics. I had offered a reward for a queen white ant, and at the same time I determined to dig for one myself; not that the natives were not well aware of the locality of her abode, but that they would not take the trouble to dig her out. I had observed several mounds formed by these insects near the gate of the court-house, and one morning, taking with me three men, I dug up the hard-baked soil in their midst. There were five of these conical elevations, the highest being the central. This was about a foot and a half above the level of the plain, whilst the four smaller ones, which were placed at the corners of a square of perhaps five feet, in the midst of which stood the chief one, or citadel, were each perhaps eight inches in height. It was on the 22nd of November, so that there had not been any rain for some months, and the grass was all dried up, and the earth extremely hard. I first cut off the heads of each of the mounds to ascertain the direction of the chief galleries, as well as to sec which was the residence of royalty, and where the nurseries might be placed. Within each eminence were large domed chambers supported on massive pillars composed of the finest sand, all of which had passed through the bodies of the workers ere it had been incorporated into the compact substance of which the sand pillar was constructed. There were also flying bridges, with footpaths on them trodden smooth and polished by the passage of the millions of feet of these blind insects, into whose habitations light never enters. All paths tended towards the centre, although by digging I came on several granaries and sets of nursery-cells. These granaries are very curious structures, being as slightly constructed and friable as the general structure is solid, story upon story of cells supported by frequent walls and pillars, all of which would crumble in the hand. The former are placed in hollow spaces excavated for the purpose, each about the size of a child's head, and contain some kind of food, supposed by many to be inspissated juices of the roots of trees, and resembling in appearance little globules of brown gum. There are perhaps three or four such granaries attached to every nest. The nurseries resemble the granaries in a great measure. In them grows a minute white fungus, much resembling a button mushroom, and about the size of a small pin's-head. This was formerly taken for food by many observers; but I do not think that it is so. It, however, abounds to such an extent that it causes the floor of the cells to assume a grey appearance, the colour of the earth being of a light brown. In these nurseries, which arc in general about the same size as the granaries, may be observed the working ants and nurses carrying about and feeding from their own mouths the larvæ in various stages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Hardwicke S Science Gossip
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Author : M. C. Cooke
language : en
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Release Date : 2016-06-28
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Excerpt from Hardwicke's Science-Gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature By rustic seat and garden bower There's not a leaf, or shrub, or ower, Blossom, or bush, so sweet as thee, Lowly, but fragrant Honey-tree. By stately halls we see thee not, But find thee near the lowly cot, Or latticed porch by humble door Thou leanest, with thy honeyed store, Dropping, from thy bee-bosomed owers, Sweetness through evening's dewy hours. Tree of the cottage and the poor! Can palace of the rich have more? No l Sweet content as seldom dwells, In palaces as lowly cells. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
A Contents Subject Index To General And Periodical Literature
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Author : Alfred Cotgreave
language : en
Publisher: London : E. Stock
Release Date : 1900
A Contents Subject Index To General And Periodical Literature written by Alfred Cotgreave and has been published by London : E. Stock this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with Bibliography categories.
Hardwicke S Science Gossip Vol 20
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Author : M. C. Cooke
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-26
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Excerpt from Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 20: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature The present volume witnesses the Twentieth year of the existence of Science-Gossip - perhaps the fullest and most interesting period in the history of Natural Science. Since this journal came into existence many new methods of research have sprung up, most if not all of which have been duly chronicled in our pages. Never before was the history of discovery so complete as within the last twenty years. Are we assuming too much in stating that, notwithstanding the unpretentious character of our magazine, readers will find it difficult to obtain elsewhere than in the volumes of Science-Gossip, so perfect a scientific chronicle of the period in question? It is with no small pride the Editor feels that the present volume is the best of the series. Apart from the splendid coloured plates which the enterprise of the publishers has enabled him to present to his readers every month, the Editor was never so ably supported by contributors of such well-known scientific and literary position, as during the past year. It is equally gratifying to him to know he has the strong support of a large circle of sympathetic readers, who arc generously ready to condone faults, and to take such an individual interest in the success of this Magazine. It is with much pleasure the Editor announces that the programme for 1885 will be in no way behind that of its predecessor. Asking the kindly help of every reader and contributor to enable him to give Science-Gossip a place in every intellectual home in Great Britain, the Editor cordially wishes all, readers and contributors alike, a hearty Christmas Greeting! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Hardwicke S Science Gossip An Illustrated Medium Of Interchange And Gossip For Students And Lovers Of Nature
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Author : Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
language : en
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Release Date : 2013-09
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ... be familiar to all who have read his "Lapland Tour." The great botanist, after noticing the strange fact that although four persons partook of this terrible compound, none of them seemed one penny the worse," remarks "that the active firinciple in the aconite, as in most of the Ranuncuaceae, is extremely volatile, and dispersed in a great measure by heat." Doubtless this is likewise the case in the hemlock, although it belongs to a different natural order. The arum (Arum maculatam) furnishes us with another example. It is exceedingly poisonous, yet Portland sago is made from it: repeated washings, and then the agency of heat, deprives the powder prepared from its roots of all acrimony. Depend on it--Every green herb, from the lotus to the darnel. Is rich with delicate aids to help incurious man. I asked, when told of the notice in the Pall Mall 'to which Mr. Breuan alludes, Did Mr. Harley, like the pilgrim of old, boil the peas?--Helen E. Wainey. Blood.--I see it stated in all the books that blood consists of white as well as red globules. 1 am afraid I shall draw a hornets' nest aoout me if f. venture to doubt upon this subject; I take it for granted it is right because so manv say so, but I cannot satisfy myself about it. It spoils the globules to put water to them, unless some salt is put into it, but L never try anything but the blood itself. It is rather difficult to put the blood on a slip of glass so as to see the globules properly, as their shape is so easily destroyed. The state of the globules is considerably affected by the state of the health. The best way to see them is to put. a drop of blood on the glass, and then shake it off, when the perfect globules will be seen at the edge. Unless it be...
Hardwicke S Science Gossip
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language : en
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Release Date : 1867
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Hardwicke S Science Gossip Vol 24
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Author : M. C. Cooke
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-16
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Excerpt from Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Vol. 24: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature In spite of the little bickerings and breezes we experience, even in scientific circles - the accumulated heritage from ancestors who knew not science - is there a single profession or calling in which men are so willing to help each other as in natural science? Our columns bear evidence to the prompt readiness with which young beginners, and even more advanced students, obtain assistance as soon as they ask for it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.