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The Fish

With the Minuter Animals of the Ocean (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Fish: With the Minuter Animals of the Ocean Some fishes have an internal organ, in refer. Ence to which there have been many conjectures, but which most naturalists consider to act as a float, by the varying adjustment of which they are enabled to rise rapidly in the water, and yet so completely under control, as to permit them to descend with ease. This organ is commonly termed the swimming-bladder, or soud. It is a long membranous sac, variable in form and ex tent, running along the under surface of the spi nal column, to which it is firmly attached. It is filled with air, usually what is called nitrogen gas, evidently secreted by its delicate lining. In many instances it has no opening; but in others, it communicates with the gullet by means of an orifice, which allows the escape of the air when the sac is compressed by the muscles provided for that purpose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date Australia
October 22nd, 2018
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
13 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Pages
42
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x2
ISBN-13
9781333501235
Product ID
26087844

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