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"Corn Beetle: a, larva, natural size; b, larva, magnified; c, perfect insect, natural dize; d, perfect insect, magnified." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Corn Beetle

"Corn Beetle: a, larva, natural size; b, larva, magnified; c, perfect insect, natural dize; d, perfect…

"Transformations of the Crab: 1, young crab, or zoea, magnified; 2, young crab, in a more advanced stage, magnified; 3, young crab, in a more advanced stage, natural size; 4, young crab, when it has assumed its more perfect form, magnified; 5, young crab, when it has assumed its more perfect form, natural size." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Crab

"Transformations of the Crab: 1, young crab, or zoea, magnified; 2, young crab, in a more advanced stage,…

"When the concave mirror is large, say six inches in diameter, and eight or ten inches focal distance, it exhibits the human face of enormous bulk, the spectator being frightened at the size and courseness of his own features." -Comstock 1850

Magnified Face in a Concave Mirror

"When the concave mirror is large, say six inches in diameter, and eight or ten inches focal distance,…

"A glace at a piece of common sponge will show that its surface is everywhere perforated with an infinite number of minute holes, among which a considerable number of large openings are scattered. When a sponge is examined in a living state, a rapid stream of water may be observed issuing constantly from these larger orifices." — Goodrich, 1859

Living sponge, magnified

"A glace at a piece of common sponge will show that its surface is everywhere perforated with an infinite…