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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson. On Growth and Form
On Growth and Form
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER II. ON MAGNITUDE
CHAPTER III THE RATE OF GROWTH
The rate of growth in Man
Pre-natal and post-natal growth
Variability and Correlation of Growth
Rate of growth in other organisms*
The rate of growth of various parts or organs*
The effect of temperature*
Osmotic factors in growth
Growth and catalytic action
Regeneration, or growth and repair
CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY
CHAPTER IVON THE INTERNAL FORM AND STRUCTURE OF THE CELL
CHAPTER V THE FORMS OF CELLS
CHAPTER VI A NOTE ON ADSORPTION
CHAPTER VII THE FORMS OF TISSUES OR CELL-AGGREGATES
CHAPTER VIII THE FORMS OF TISSUES OR CELL-AGGREGATES (continued)
CHAPTER IX ON CONCRETIONS, SPICULES, AND SPICULAR SKELETONS
CHAPTER X A PARENTHETIC NOTE ON GEODETICS
CHAPTER XI THE LOGARITHMIC SPIRAL
The Univalve Shell: a summary
Of Bivalve Shells
The Shells of Pteropods
Of Septa
CHAPTER XII THE SPIRAL SHELLS OF THE FORAMINIFERA
Conclusion
CHAPTER XIII THE SHAPES OF HORNS, AND OF TEETH OR TUSKS: WITH A NOTE ON TORSION
A further Note upon Torsion
Of Deer’s Antlers
Of Teeth, and of Beak and Claw
CHAPTER XIV ON LEAF-ARRANGEMENT, OR PHYLLOTAXIS
CHAPTER XV ON THE SHAPES OF EGGS, AND OF CERTAIN OTHER HOLLOW STRUCTURES
On the Form of Sea-urchins
On the Form and Branching of Blood-vessels
CHAPTER XVI ON FORM AND MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
CHAPTER XVII ON THE THEORY OF TRANSFORMATIONS, OR THE COMPARISON OF RELATED FORMS*
EPILOGUE
NOTES:
INDEX
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