Science from an Easy ChairLankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir
History
Science from an Easy Chair
Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir
Natural history; Science
46. THE CHOLERA SPIRILLUM, OR COMMA-BACILLUS OF KOCH 241
47. A YOUNG SPIDER 288
48. VIEW OF THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE HEAD AND BODY OF A LARGE
BURMESE SPIDER 290
49. SECTION THROUGH THE BODY OF A SPIDER TO SHOW THE SPINNING ORGANS 291
50. ONE OF THE TWO MIDDLE SPINNERETS OF THE COMMON GARDEN SPIDER
(_EPEIRA DIADEMA_) 292
51. THE COMMON GARDEN SPIDER, CORRECTLY CALLED THE WHITE-CROSS
SPIDER (_EPEIRA DIADEMA_) 293
52. ON THE RIGHT TWO JUMPING BEANS: ON THE LEFT THE CATERPILLAR
REMOVED FROM THE JUMPING BEAN 299
53. THE CATERPILLAR OF THE MOTH (_CARPOCAPSA SALTITANS_) REMOVED
FROM THE JUMPING BEAN 300
54. THE MOTH (_CARPOCAPSA SALTITANS_) 301
55. EARLY WINGED FEMALE HOP-LOUSE 316
56. MALE HOP-LOUSE 317
57. ORDINARY WINGLESS FEMALE HOP-LOUSE 318
58. FOUNDRESS OR STOCK-MOTHER OF THE HOP-LOUSE 323
59. SIDE VIEW OF WINGED VIVIPAROUS FEMALE OF THE HOP-LOUSE 323
60. AN ANT “MILKING” A “PLANT-LOUSE” OR “GREEN-FLY” FOR HONEY-DEW 324
61. SINGLE EGG-TUBE OR OVARIAN TUBE OF AN INSECT 329
62. THE DEATH-WATCH BEETLE (_XESTOBIUM TESSELLATUM_) 350
63. THE SILVER-FISH INSECT (_LEPISMA SACCHARINA_) 353
64. THE BOOK-LOUSE, OR _ATROPOS DIVINATORIA_ 354
65. THE HUMAN SKULL FROM THE CHAPELLE-AUX-SAINTS 370
66. AN UNPOLISHED BUT BEAUTIFULLY CHIPPED FLINT KNIFE OF THE
NEOLITHIC AGE 374
67. A POLISHED FLINT AXE-HEAD OF THE NEOLITHIC AGE 375
68. HARPOONS OF THE PALÆOLITHIC PERIOD 379
69. A PIECE OF MAMMOTH IVORY CARVED WITH SPIRALS AND SCROLLS 380
70. CARVING ON AN ANTLER OF A GROUP OF THREE RED DEER AND
FOUR FISHES 381
71. PAINTING OF A BISON 382
72. BACK AND FRONT VIEW OF A FLINT IMPLEMENT OF THE MOUSTIER TYPE 384
73. FLINT PICK FROM THE LOWER PLEISTOCENE OF THE THAMES VALLEY 387
74. A ROUGH TYPE OF FLINT IMPLEMENT FROM THE LOWER PLEISTOCENE
OF THE SOMME VALLEY 388
75. A PROFILE AND A FRONT VIEW OF THE SKULL AND LOWER JAW OF A MAN
OF THE CROMAGNARD RACE OR REINDEER MEN 389
76. THREE VIEWS OF THE SKULL-TOP FROM NEAR DUSSELDORF ON THE RHINE,
KNOWN AS THE NEANDERTHAL SKULL 392
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