Word: stereopticon
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...found which are comparable to those of adults of simpler and geologically older types in the group to which the organism belongs. It is to the fossils in the rocks, therefore, that the scientist must turn to study the genealogy of organic forms. With the aid of the stereopticon, Professor Jackson will demonstrate the various methods of occurrence of stages in representative types and will show to what ancestors these may be referred...
Under the auspices of the Sociedad Espanola, Colonel C. K. Darling, of the sixth Massachusetts U. S. V. will give a public lecture, illustrated by the stereopticon, in the Fogg Lecture Room, on Friday evening, January 8, at 8 o'clock. The subject of the lecture will be, "The Porto Rican Campaign of the Spanish American...
...lecture will deal with the structure of the lava fields and the sequence of volcanic eruptions which they record. With the aid of the stereopticon, the work of a field geologist will be illustrated, to show how the intricate earth processes in such a region are recorded and preserved. In conclusion, the geysers, boiling springs and gas-vents will be discussed and the work of the atmosphere in a high mountain region will be illustrated by views showing the present topography...
...Room of the University Museum. His subject will be, "Recent Studies of the Ice-Age in Eastern Massachusetts." Within the last decade great advances have been made in the exploration and understanding of the deposits of ancient glaciers which covered New England. Professor Woodworth will show by means of stereopticon views how geologists have been able to determine the position of the vanished ice-sheet at various stages of its retreat across Eastern Massachusetts. The various topographical features of glacial origin will be pointed out, and the relations of inland towns and harbors to the control exerted by local glacial...
...London" in the Fogg Lecture Room at 7 o'clock this evening. The lecture is the second of a series of two on "Shakespeare's London." Professor Baker will discuss the theatres of Shakespeare's time, and the dramatists who wrote for them. The lecture will be illustrated by stereopticon views, and will be open to the public...