| 单词 | spheroidal |
| 例句 | Draco and Sculptor: These are dwarf spheroidal galaxies close to the Milky Way. Webb telescope is already challenging what astronomers thought they knew 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Ellipticals are spheroidal or slightly elongated systems that consist almost entirely of old stars, with very little interstellar matter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Eventually, if massive enough, it becomes a spheroidal blob, known as an elliptical galaxy, that will likely never birth a new star again. Ancient Galaxy Clusters Offer Clues about the Early Universe 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z If such a world rotates with a five-hour day, it maintains a roughly spheroidal shape even as it balloons in size as the temperatures rise. When Earth and the Moon Were One 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z In the decades following Shapley’s discovery, astronomers spotted additional dwarf spheroidal galaxies revolving around the Milky Way. The Mighty Milky Way 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z VLT/FLAMES spectroscopy of red giant branch stars in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Two chemically similar stellar overdensities on opposite sides of the plane of the Galactic disk 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The signal would be too dim to see in neighboring large galaxies but should show up in “dwarf spheroidal” galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, which are thought to be extremely dense with dark matter. Mysterious Glow at Milky Way's Center Could Be Dark Matter or Hidden Pulsars 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Replete with some seven thousand O-spectral type stars, each a million times brighter than our own Sun, Cloud D lies within the dwarf spheroidal galaxy NGC 5253 some 12 million light years away. Strange Extragalactic Cloud Is A Star-Forming Monster 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z A synestia is what a planet turns into when heat and spin force it to exceed the limit of a spheroidal shape. When Earth and the Moon Were One 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z A dwarf spheroidal flagged in 1990 in the constellation Sextans was such a galactic underdog it took a computer to spot it. The Mighty Milky Way 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z A high-resolution VLT/FLAMES study of individual stars in the centre of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Two chemically similar stellar overdensities on opposite sides of the plane of the Galactic disk 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The Clouds' recent collision may have fractured the lesser galaxy, and Besla says its fate is bleak: "I think the Small Magellanic Cloud is on its way to becoming a dwarf spheroidal." Star Performers: The Magellanic Clouds 2013-03-20T14:15:07.253Z The eruption consisted mostly of spheroidal bombs, lapilli, glassy cinder, and glassy ash formed by disintegration of the cinder. Paricut n: "Save Me From the Dangers in Which I am About to Die" 2013-02-28T14:45:03.250Z Spheroidal State.—An interesting contrast to the extreme rapidity with which heat is abstracted by the evaporation of a liquid in contact with a metal plate, is the so-called spheroidal state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z We have seen that unicellular organisms may unite into a cylindrical or spheroidal colony, as in some Radiolaria, or into a spheroid of closely-adjusted cells, forming one layer, as in Volvox. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The exotic chemical composition of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Two chemically similar stellar overdensities on opposite sides of the plane of the Galactic disk 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The entire visible universe, then, would be spheroidal in general shape. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z A small drop of liquid thrown on a red-hot metal plate assumes a spheroidal form, and continues swimming about for some time, while it slowly evaporates at a temperature somewhat below its boiling-point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The spores appear at intervals in the protoplasm of the filament as clear, brightly refrangent bodies, at first spheroidal, afterward larger and oblong. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Chemical abundances in the nucleus of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Two chemically similar stellar overdensities on opposite sides of the plane of the Galactic disk 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The spheroidal form of the earth is thus exquisitely adapted to the working of the atmospheric machine. The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena 2011-12-21T03:00:36.570Z The interesting structural variation of granite in which there are spheroidal masses surrounded by a granitic matrix is known as “orbicular granite.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Three stations, projected on the surface of the sea, give a spherical or spheroidal triangle according to the adoption of the sphere or the ellipsoid as the form of the surface. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The structure was spheroidal in shape, and about forty feet in diameter. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z His little twinkling eyes looked smaller and acuter than before, and his gaunt, spheroidal nose had an unusual pallor as it rose from his somewhat depressed cheeks. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Mrs. B. It is owing to the spheroidal figure of the earth. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z The nest cavities were spheroidal, and measured 150 to 200 mm. horizontally, and 80 to 100 mm. vertically. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z In order, therefore, that a spheroidal triangle may be exactly defined, it is necessary that the nature of the lines joining the three vertices be stated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z In this type the body is spheroidal and invested in a test or shell composed of regularly arranged plates closely united together. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z At Acireale the lava has assumed the prismatic or columnar form in a striking manner; at the rock of Aci it is in parts spheroidal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z A striking confirmation of this opinion is the spheroidal figure of the earth,—a figure precisely such as the globe would have assumed in consequence of rotation, had it been in a fluid state. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z A seed of this tree is spheroidal, measures 17 mm. in width, and weighs 2 grams. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z We see then that the effect of the uneven distribution of matter in the crust of the earth is to produce small elevations and depressions on the mathematical surface which would be otherwise spheroidal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Some sandstones and shales appear as if made up of spheroidal masses, the mineral composition of the spheroids not differing apparently from that of the unchanged rock. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z ELLIPTICITY, in astronomy, deviation from a circular or spherical form; applied to the elliptic orbits of heavenly bodies, or the spheroidal form of such bodies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z They entertain the semi-ancient theory that the earth is spheroidal, and the sun and moon perform their circuits round it. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z But, in consequence of the centrifugal force generated by the rotation, it assumes a spheroidal form, the equatorial regions bulging out. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Its oblately spheroidal form is such as would be assumed by a rotating mass of matter in the transition from a vaporous and self-luminous or liquid condition to one of cool and dark solidity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z A spheroidal structure is occasionally met with amongst some igneous rocks. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Mercury hardens most intensely, because it does not evaporate, and so does lead or wax for the same reason; water evaporates, and in the spheroidal state, as steam, leaves contact with the steel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In shape they are spheroidal, ellipsoidal or discoidal; in structure they may be solid, hollow or more or less cavernous; whilst in size they vary from that of a walnut to masses weighing several tons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" But the earth is spheroidal, and a diurnal revolution would still leave that portion which lies under the equator too much, and the other too little, exposed to the action of the sun. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes In the Ammonoidea, on the other hand, the initial chamber is inflated, and is spheroidal, oval or pyriform in shape, with no cicatrix, and separated from the first air-chamber by a constriction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" These boulders owe their spheroidal form chiefly to 221 weathering, or action of frost, which causes the surface to exfoliate in concentric plates, so that all the more prominent angles are removed. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology This nebulous ball assumed by its continual rotation a more or less flattened spheroidal form. Was Man Created? It ceases to elongate itself as soon as it touches it, and the gonosphere becomes clothed with a membrane of cellulose, and takes a regular spheroidal form. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses Thus, we should have a constant flattening of the spheroidal atmosphere until it was reduced to a thin flat disk. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The primary unit of the mechanism comprised a spheroidal vacuum-tube measuring a little over a foot across its long axis, mounted in a steel bracket that held it horizontal with the ground. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Spheroidal structure in travertin.—But what renders this recent limestone of peculiar interest to the geologist, is the spheroidal form which it assumes, analogous to that of the cascade of Tivoli, afterwards to be described. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In fact, the earth can be compared to a vast spheroidal boiler. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras By degrees, as each tube attains its full size, it is attenuated into a fine point, the extremity of which swells into a spheroidal cell, which ultimately becomes a spore. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses The form of the earth, and probably that of every other planet, is not strictly spheroidal; that is, flattened a little at the poles, or extremities of the axis. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements Besides these disks, I have met with a few spheroidal stones, about three inches in diameter. Some Observations on the Ethnography and Archaeology of the American Aborigines For a moment they could not see the outline of the Moon, for during their brief sojourn in the laboratory the Moon seemed to have disintegrated, flying into countless spheroidal pieces. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 The spheroidal shape of the ball was first discovered by him, and we owe much of our certain knowledge of the constitution of the rings to his work. Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works Precession is a retrograde or westerly motion of the equinoctial points, caused by the attraction of the Sun, Moon, and planets on the spheroidal figure of the Earth. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Now it happens that the most rapid rate of rotation of a fluid mass of the earth's average density, consistent with spheroidal equilibrium, is two hours and twenty minutes. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Similarly, the diameters of flat or spheroidal colonies may vary from a few times to many hundred Cell-wall. times that of the individual cells, the divisions of which have produced the colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" But Mr. Taylor obviously did not know the nature of the spheroidal arcs of the meridian, and so falls into the most inconsistent assertions respecting the length of this particular diameter. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 He understood that the earth is a round body, but saw no necessity for its being strictly spherical or spheroidal. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest The Crystal itself is a clear pellucid piece of quartz or beryl, sometimes oval in shape, but more generally spheroidal. How to Read the Crystal or, Crystal and Seer Astronomers had heretofore had to deal with solid masses, either known to be spheroidal, like the earth, the sun, the moon, Jupiter, and Venus, or presumed to be so, like the stars. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Vegetative body unicellular; spheroidal, cylindrical or spirally twisted; isolated or connected in filamentous or other growth series. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" This effect is produced by the attraction of the sun, moon, and planets upon the spheroidal figure of the earth; the luni-solar precession is the joint effect of the sun and moon only. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. This change or libration is of four different kinds, viz. the diurnal libration, the libration in longitude, the libration in latitude, and the spheroidal libration. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler Whatever the original shape of our planet, it must in time have become spheroidal by the gradual operation of centrifugal force acting on yielding materials brought successively within its action by aqueous and igneous causes. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science The spheroidal shape of the Earth, slightly flattened at the poles and swollen at the equator, has been produced by the rotary motion, by the centrifugal force that it engenders. Astronomy for Amateurs All panes of glass containing those oblate spheroidal knots familiarly known as "bull's-eyes" were ruthlessly destroyed, in the hope of obtaining lenses of marvelous power. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories An oscillatory motion of the earth's axis, due chiefly to the action of the moon upon the spheroidal figure of our globe. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Others are spheroidal in shape, resting upon the surface of the parched earth. The Scalp Hunters All panes of glass containing those oblate spheroidal knots familiarly known as "bull's-eyes" were ruthlessly destroyed in the hope of obtaining lenses of marvelous power. The Diamond Lens It is a globe, not spherical, but spheroidal, and the flattening of its poles, which is one-tenth, exceeds that of all the other planets, even Jupiter. Astronomy for Amateurs Its form should be spheroidal, large, giving an idea of capaciousness; the bag should have a soft, fine skin, and the hind part upward toward the tail be loose and elastic. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure But we do note that he described this object as a "lump," which does not suggest the spheroidal or symmetric. The Book of the Damned That white spheroidal mass, with its grinning rows and serrated sutures, that is a human skull. The Scalp Hunters It was 75 feet high, 45 feet wide, and spheroidal in form—heated air being the motive power. Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages The red globules appeared cleanly circular, flattened, biconcave, and without notches, indentations or spheroidal swellings. The Man With The Broken Ear Truth, to most men, is like matter in the spheroidal state. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry This inequality depends on the centrifugal force of rotation, and on the spheroidal figure of the earth due to that rotation. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence The forms of these asteroids is as yet unknown; we therefore can not determine whether their shapes are spheroidal, as are those of the other planets, or whether they are angular bits like the meteorites. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The form of this globule, as well as its extreme mobility, causes it to resemble a drop of water in a spheroidal state. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 The shell is spheroidal, widest centrally, attenuate and pointed posteriorly; the anterior portion is armed with two short, pointed horns, each of them having a toothed process at the basal portion of the inner margin. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 You may take as hypothesis that the figure of the earth is spheroidal, and that the ratio of the axes is exactly defined. International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings The earth is flattened, in other words its figure is spheroidal. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men This is a block of wood containing an enormous irregularly spheroidal mass of the white felted mycelium of this fungus, Polyporus sulphureus. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Embedded in the protoplasm at the broad, or attached, end of the nettle hair, there lies a spheroidal nucleus. Lectures and Essays The contractile vacuole is on the left side, the spheroidal nucleus on the right side of the furrow. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 When distended, two spheroidal masses bulge laterally and anterior to the flexor tendons in a characteristic manner. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 A spheroidal body does not attract like a sphere. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Just before reaching the first of these towns, the road passes over a coarse rock mass, which weathers into spheroidal shells. In Indian Mexico (1908) Every cell generally contains within it a denser, normally spheroidal, body known as the nucleus. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky The body is spheroidal, ovate, or pyriform, with numerous sharp-pointed tentacles and a few straight, uniform tentacles. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 It would seem as if this oblate spheroidal arrangement was the result of a revolution of all the suns composing the system. Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work There ought then to exist in the movement, I had almost said in the countenance of the moon, a sort of impression of the spheroidal figure of the earth. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men We descended over granite which presented typical spheroidal weathering. In Indian Mexico (1908) Volvox is also a spheroidal organism, composed often of a very large number of flagellated cells. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 "The discovery of the spheroidal form of Jupiter by Cassini had probably directed the attention of Newton to the determination of its cause, and consequently, to the investigation of the true figure of the Earth." COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 To cite but one instance this force is powerless to account for the spheroidal oblateness of certain planets. Five Years of Theosophy By means of an investigation which demanded the most minute attention, the great geometer discovered in the theory of the moon's movements, two well-defined perturbations depending on the spheroidal figure of the earth. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men The vaporizer, properly so called, is not placed directly over the fire, and for this reason the production of a spheroidal state of the liquid is avoided. Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 In the inner portion is a little spheroidal body, the nucleus. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 All that was left now was a still spheroidal glossy speck, tinted with a brownish yellow. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 The earth is flattened; in other words, its figure is spheroidal. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Laplace found that, in consequence of the spheroidal figure of the earth, it is even less than it would otherwise have been. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Here a spheroidal and then a rectangular movement must be made. Delsarte System of Oratory Yesterday afternoon we climbed Observation Hill to see some examples of spheroidal weathering—Wilson knew of them and guided. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I Pepper records a case in which a knife was thrust through the spheroidal fissure, wounding a large meningeal vein, causing death from intracranial hemorrhage. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine A spheroidal body does not attract as does a sphere. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 They have a calcareous shell, usually more or less spheroidal or disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with movable spines. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section D and E To express sensual grace the gesture takes the downward spheroidal form. Delsarte System of Oratory The spheroidal condition of liquids was discovered by Leidenfrost, but M. Boutigny was the first to give this singular subject careful investigation. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé The alabaster of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire is found in thick nodular beds or ``floors,'' in spheroidal masses known as ``balls'' or ``bowls.'' and in smaller lenticular masses termed ``cakes.'' The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 There should then exist in the movement--I had almost said in the countenance--of the moon a sort of impress of the spheroidal figure of the earth. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 The discovery of the spheroidal form of Jupiter by Cassini had probably directed the attention of Newton to the determination of its cause, and consequently to the investigation of the true figure of the earth. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 If we wish to express many attractive things, we make many spheroidal gestures. Delsarte System of Oratory The spheroidal condition of liquids.—Why the hand may be dipped in molten metals.—Principles of heat resistance put to practical uses: Aldini, 1829.—In early fire-fighting.—Temperatures the body can endure VIII. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé These bombs were more or less viscous at the moment of ejection and by rotation in the air acquired their spheroidal form. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 By means of a minutely careful investigation, he discovered in its motion two well-defined perturbations, each depending on the spheroidal figure of the earth. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 All panes of glass containing these oblate spheroidal knots familiarly known as "bull's eyes" were ruthlessly destroyed, in the hope of obtaining lenses of marvellous power. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 Thus we have magnificent spheroidal movements which are graceful and also have considerable force. Delsarte System of Oratory By taking advantage of the fact that different liquids assume a spheroidal form at widely different temperatures, one may obtain some startling results. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé The liver when affected shows scattered foci of suppuration, which may become aggregated into spheroidal masses, surrounded by a zone of inflammation. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 This consists in a thin nebulous matter, which is diffused around the sun to nearly the orbit of Mercury, of a very oblately spheroidal shape. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation I found no real basalt or dolerite; but the presence of pyroxene in the amygdaloid of Parapara leaves little doubt of the igneous origin of those spheroidal masses, fissured, and full of cavities. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The glandular or spheroidal epithelium is composed of round cells or such as become angular by mutual pressure. A Practical Physiology The Echinidea, again, are frequently quoted as exhibiting a gradual passage from a more generalised to a more specialised type, seeing that the elongated, or oval, Spatangoids appear after the spheroidal Echinoids. Discourses Biological and Geological Essays Some form enormous blocks, several toises long, and often of a spheroidal shape. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 The dressing-rooms where the spheroidal bundles were undergoing metamorphose became buzzing centres of life. What Can She Do? Some of these detached masses have a spheroidal form; they are not balls with concentric layers, but merely rounded blocks, nuclei separated from their envelopes by the effect of decomposition. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 On this line attached by a robust neck there rose an enormous spheroidal head. Robur the Conqueror The skulls, teeth, and the greater portions of the skeleton, nay, even a large part of the skin, of two of these reptiles have been faithfully preserved in the centre of spheroidal concretions of clay-ironstone. The Student's Elements of Geology In one instance, near Cauquenes, I noticed that a porphyritic conglomerate assumed a spheroidal structure, and tended to become columnar. Geological Observations on South America The result of these expeditions was the determination that the globe is oblately spheroidal. A History of Science — Volume 3 However, we may show summarily that the earth is spheroidal, from the consideration that all things, however distant, tend to its centre, and that every body is attracted towards its centre by gravity. A History of Science — Volume 1 This goal lay at a low level in a spheroidal cavity about the size of a large barrel. The Chessmen of Mars Indeed, Parmenides is made to say explicitly, in preserved fragments, that "the world is immovable, limited, and spheroidal in form." A History of Science — Volume 1 |
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