The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 224
... marine worms and earth- worms both contain luminous forms . Odon- tosyllis , the fire worm of Bermuda , swarms in great numbers a few days after the full moon . Female worms , about two centimetres ( almost an inch ) in length , rise to ...
... marine worms and earth- worms both contain luminous forms . Odon- tosyllis , the fire worm of Bermuda , swarms in great numbers a few days after the full moon . Female worms , about two centimetres ( almost an inch ) in length , rise to ...
Page 225
... marine worm Chaetopterus , and in the euphausiid shrimp Meganyctiphanes norvegica . Light is emitted when the photoprotein of either Ae- quorea or Halistaura is mixed with calcium ion . Oxygen is not required in the reaction . In the ...
... marine worm Chaetopterus , and in the euphausiid shrimp Meganyctiphanes norvegica . Light is emitted when the photoprotein of either Ae- quorea or Halistaura is mixed with calcium ion . Oxygen is not required in the reaction . In the ...
Page 453
... marine painter whose pictures attracted much attention by reason of their novelty and colour effects . He was a Quaker and a self - taught artist , painting the ships and the marine views he saw along the coasts of Massachusetts ...
... marine painter whose pictures attracted much attention by reason of their novelty and colour effects . He was a Quaker and a self - taught artist , painting the ships and the marine views he saw along the coasts of Massachusetts ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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