On Growth and Form

by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

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Contents

Prefatory Note
List of Illustrations
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
Selection from the General Catalogue of Books Published by the Cambridge University Press

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