. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. i6o A Courfe of Experiments. They were now compleat Polypes^ and produced a numerous Offspring, as did alfo the two Fore-Quarters. EXPERIMENT XVL Cuftifig ^Polype in three Pieces the long Way. 7UNE 10, 1743. I divided a Dutch Polype^ on a Slip of Paper, as it lay cbntraded, about four o'Clock in the After- noon, in three Pieces, by cutting it in two Places quite through the Head and Body, lengthwife, as the Figure A reprefents. Immediately after it was cut, the two Side- Pieces rolled themfelves
. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. i6o A Courfe of Experiments. They were now compleat Polypes^ and produced a numerous Offspring, as did alfo the two Fore-Quarters. EXPERIMENT XVL Cuftifig ^Polype in three Pieces the long Way. 7UNE 10, 1743. I divided a Dutch Polype^ on a Slip of Paper, as it lay cbntraded, about four o'Clock in the After- noon, in three Pieces, by cutting it in two Places quite through the Head and Body, lengthwife, as the Figure A reprefents. Immediately after it was cut, the two Side- Pieces rolled themfelves together, as at (b c). The Middle-Piece made a perfedt Circle, as at (d}.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baker, Henry, 1698-1774. London : R. Dodsley
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