Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Royal Society (Great Britain)
The book Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London was written by author Royal Society (Great Britain) Here you can read free online of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London a good or bad book?
What reading level is Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
As far as I can see, the facts from fossils would be consistent with either view. Nor does the argument from comparison and develop- ment of living forms lead to any definite conclusion, so long as we treat the Marattiaceae on their own merits, and do not proceed on the assumption that they were descended from Leptosporangiate ferns. Comparing them, inter se, it would be possible to interpret all the facts as consistent either with a progression from a synangial state to sori with separate spor...angia, or as consistent with a progressive coalescence. This conclusion will I think be admitted by those who follow all the * • Studies/ II., pp. 1-6. Digitized by Google OF SPORE-PRODUCING MEMBERS. 77 details above described, and I consider it to be the most important result of this investigation. But it is our duty not only to contemplate possible views, but to decide which is, in our own opinion, the more probable. Having in view, in addition to the facts from palaeontology and from the study of development, the comparison with other Pteridophyta and the facts from septate anthers of Angiosperms, it seems to me probable that a progressive septation has taken place in certain types of Marattiacese, where the sori are elongated, such as Dancea, and in a less degree Marattia and Kaulfussia.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: