Word: star
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...smart about them. They don't even develop a student's biceps, and about all they accomplish is to give the tailors plenty to do in repairing the damage done to clothes. The Columbia faculty ought to come down upon the guilty young men like avenging angels.- New York Star...
...held on Wednesday, at the Institute of Technology, Mr. Abram G. Clark of Cambridge, the well-known manufacturer of large telescopes, was present, and gave an account of his recent visit to the observatory, telling about the views of the rings of Saturn and his discovery of a new star in the traperium of Orion...
...Fewkes then spoke for an hour in an informal manner, avoiding technical terms and trying to interest eve the youngest. He gave a general idea of the habits and functions of the common star-fishes found in Massachusetts Bay and on the New England coast. He then told in simple language how the animals see, and illustrated the appearance of their eyes by drawings. Then he described the way in which a star-fish eats and how he opens the shells of oysters. The various kinds of locomotion were next described and the system of suckers, or ambulacral feet shown...
...Fewkes then mentioned the different varieties to be found on our shore, illustrating his remarks by specimens and drawings, and dwelling at some length on snake star-fish and basket-fish...
...second part of the lecture was on sea-urchins. Their general appearance and characteristics were first spoken of and the points of similarity to the star-fish noticed. Then the different kinds of sea-urchins were described and specimens of them shown. Dr. Fewkes then brought up several points of general interest in regard to the habits of the animals. In conclusion the young of both star-fishes and sea-urchins and their development were touched upon...