10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORPORIFIC»
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torporific in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Shocking History of Electric Fishes: From Ancient Epochs ...
(Italics ours) In a broader context, he postulates that saltwater torpedoes probably
function in a similar way, meaning electrically: What affinity there may be
between the shock of the Torporific Eel, and that of the Torpedo, I am unable to ...
Stanley Finger, Marco Piccolino, 2011
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
The Torpedo of Reaumur ; the Gymnotus of the river of Surinam; and the
Torporific Eel of our Author; have been ... has beer* called in question : but Mr.
Bancroft's account of the Torporific Eel- appears to determine the point: ' Some
years since ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1769
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The American museum or repository of ancient and modern ...
The languid state in which I found the eel the morning after it was taken, gave me
an opportunity of observing that though I could perceive no shock by touching it
on or near the tail ; yet, applying my 'singer near the belly, the torporific power ...
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Brain, Mind and Medicine:: Essays in Eighteenth-Century ...
428–431). Torpedo and “Torporific Eel” the Scientific Challenge of Edward
Bancroft The situation changed in 1769 when Edward Bancroft an American born
doctor (who lately established himself in England), with an interest in natural
history ...
Harry Whitaker, C.U.M. Smith, Stanley Finger, 2007
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Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
N° XIII. Observations on the Numb Fi/h, or Torporific EcU by Henry Collins Flagg,
South-Carolina. R-?hd ^-^ '[.DO myself the pleasure, though late I con. _|_ fess, to
comply with my promise of communicating some observations on the Numb ...
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Transactions of the american philosophical society, hold at ...
N° XIII. Observations on the Numb Fi/h, or Torporific Eel, by Henry Collins Flagg,
South-Carolina. R*thd T D O myself the pleasure, though late I con- _1_ fefS> t0
comply with my promise of communicating some observations on the Numb Fish,
...
Jan T. Hallenbeck, Benjamin Franklin, 1786
But to demonstrate, beyond the possibility of mistake, that the (hock of the
Torporific eel is not the immediate effect of muscular motion, I need only desire
you to consider the following particulars, viz. i. The Torporific eel, caught by a
hook, ...
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Dodsley's Annual Register
But to demonstrate, beyond the possibility of mistake, that the shook of the
Torporific eel is not the immediate effect of muscular motion, J need only desire
you to consider the following particulars, vis. □». ; .fc,.Thc Torporific eel, caught
by a I ...
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year
M.> Reaumur, aster many experiments made With the torpedo, or numb-fish,
discovered that its effect was not produced by an emission of torporific particles,
as some have supposed, " but by the great quickness of a stroke given by this fish
to ...
The languid state in which I found the eel the morning after it was taken, gave me
an opportunity of observing that though I could perceive no shock by touching it
on or near the tail ; yet applying my finger near the belly, the torporific power was
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORPORIFIC»
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Blur Melbourne review: After 18 years, fans made to wait a little …
Called Ghost Ship, it's not really built for stadiums, and appears headed for the bottom of the ocean with a torporific crowd in tow before a revivifying spot of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
We Watched Anti-Tory Protesters Battle with Police Outside …
After several failed attempts to contain everyone, the police eventually managed to corral a hundred or so protesters into the torporific grip of a kettle. That played ... «VICE, May 15»
In 'The Last Patrol,' Sebastian Junger Zeroes in on Manhood
There's just one scene that really breaks through the film's smooth, slightly torporific surface: When a dog (not Daisy) is run over right next to the hikers, and its ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
Film Review: Under the Skin
Moody, torporific and weirdly stylish, Under the Skin may remind cult film aficionados of Panos Cosmatos' trippy, self-consciously '80s flashback Beyond the ... «Weekly Alibi, Apr 14»
Life is enhanced by a minestrone
... the French answer to minestrone, with a pounded mixture of basil, garlic and oil added at the end, to counteract the potentially torporific qualities of beans and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
How not to look at Manet: The problem with bringing art to the movie …
For all the unobstructed views, crisp close-ups and contemplative, at times torporific tone, it's not the next best thing to being there. Unlike attending an actual ... «Globe and Mail, Apr 13»
Manchester United v Reading: live
77 min Back to torporific football now. United nudging the ball about in their own half. I suppose it's regulation wins like these on which title-winning campaigns ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 13»
The Mid-Summer Garden Crisis
I really hated him when August rolled around and one of his pots was filled with these lovely, orange flowers, while my yard was a torporific swamp of green. «The Awl, Jul 12»
Tom Coughlin's 'Pathetic' New York Giants Inexplicably Lose To …
The uber-deep NFC will unlikely permit a 9-7 football team into the playoffs, and, if history is any sort of a barometer, that is precisely where this typically torporific ... «Huffington Post, Nov 11»
With Massive Mark-ups, Why Are Liquor Branch Revenues Declining?
But the torporific Liquor Distribution Branch, lamenting the poor economic conditions it faces, responds this way (a quote from its annual report): "The LDB will ... «TheTyee.ca, Oct 11»
