"The "block" chain consists of a series of central blocks connected by side plates." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Bicycle Chain

"The "block" chain consists of a series of central blocks connected by side plates." — The Encyclopedia…

The heraldic shield of the Earl of Bradford.

Earl of Bradford

The heraldic shield of the Earl of Bradford.

The design for a covered dish.

The Three Views of a Covered Dish

The design for a covered dish.

A window decorated with drapes and ornametal plates and flowers.

Decorated Window

A window decorated with drapes and ornametal plates and flowers.

"When radiant energy passes through a medium bounded by parallel planes, the refractions at the two surfaces are equal and contrary in direction. The direction after passing through the plate is parallel to the direction before entereing the plate; the rays merely suffer lateral aberration." -Avery 1895

Refraction by Plates

"When radiant energy passes through a medium bounded by parallel planes, the refractions at the two…

Reynard the Fox, after seeing the hiding spot where his father hid the treasure, digs it up and carries it elsewhere with his wife, Ermelin.

Reynard the Fox: Stealing the Treasure

Reynard the Fox, after seeing the hiding spot where his father hid the treasure, digs it up and carries…

"Sea-urchin (Echinus esculentus). Left side in natural state; right side with spines removed, showing the bare plates." -Whitney, 1911

European Edible Sea Urchin

"Sea-urchin (Echinus esculentus). Left side in natural state; right side with spines removed, showing…

"Fig 38 a, Reticulate tarsus of a Plover. b, Scutellate and reticulate tarsus of a pigeon." Elliot Coues, 1884

Reticulate Tarsus of a Plover

"Fig 38 a, Reticulate tarsus of a Plover. b, Scutellate and reticulate tarsus of a pigeon." Elliot Coues,…

"Thelyphonus sp. Ventral view of the anterior portion of the body to show the three prosomatic sternal plates a, b, c, and the rudimentary sternal element of the praegenital somite; opisth I, first somite o the opisthosoma." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Thelyphonus

"Thelyphonus sp. Ventral view of the anterior portion of the body to show the three prosomatic sternal…