... minute points particular- ized in the story. Mr. L. speaks about Sir John Herschel’s perceiving flowers (the Papaver rheas, etc.), and even detect- i... ... bison, the author says: “It immediately occurred to the acute mind of Dr. Herschel that this was a provi- dential contrivance to protect the eyes of ... ...cely necessary to add, that all the suggestions attributed to Brewster and Herschel, in the beginning of the article, about “a transfusion of artifici... ...land, has a speculum with a reflecting surface of 4,071 square inches; the Herschel telescope having one of only 1,811. The metal of the Earl of Ross’... ...he proper position for one who cannot swim, is the upright position of the walker on land, with the head thrown fully back, and immersed; the mouth an...

...t to explain this hygrometric law has been given (as far as I am aware) by Herschel, Dove, Glaisher, T ait, Buchan, or any other writer; nor do I pret... ...ed in all Scotland. ‘Infamous Haddo’ is Shield’s ex- pression. But Patrick Walker is more copious. ‘Curate Hall Haddo,’ says he, sub voce Peden, ‘or H... ...was written to excuse his slaughter; and I have never heard it claimed for Walker that he was either a just witness or an indulgent judge. At least, i...

...atic Boulders and Volcanic Phenomena of South America. Messrs. Waterhouse, Walker, Newman, and White, have published several able papers on the Insect... ...ens, the soil is constantly giving way, much to the annoyance of the tired walker. This animal, when making its burrow, works alternately the opposite... ...t both sharpens, and partly allays that want and craving, which, as Sir J. Herschel remarks, a man experiences although every corpo- real sense be ful...

...en lifted up among the constellations and already rule our fates. But that Herschel, for example, who “broke the barriers of the heavens”—did he not o... ...ection. I’ve had enough walking from the coach-road. I never was much of a walker, or rider either. What I like is a smart vehicle and a spirited cob....

...en lifted up among the constellations and already rule our fates. But that Herschel, for example, who “broke the barriers of the heavens”—did he not o... ...ection. I’ve had enough walking from the coach road. I never was much of a walker, or rider either. What I like is a smart vehicle and a spirited cob....