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June 25, 1893
The Roanoke Times
Roanoke, Virginia
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Fascinating facts on animal structure complexity: caterpillar has over 2,000 muscles; human body has 2,000,000 perspiration glands with 10 miles of ducts; blood has millions of millions of corpuscles; retina has 30,000,000 rods; brain gray matter built of at least 600,000,000 cells.
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Facts About Animal Structure.
The complexity of animal structure is marvelous. A caterpillar contains more than 2,000 muscles. In a human body are some 2,000,000 perspiration glands, communicating with the surface by ducts, having a total length of some 10 miles, while that of the arteries, veins and capillaries must be very great. The blood contains millions of millions of corpuscles, each a structure in itself. The rods in the retina, which are supposed to be the ultimate recipients of light, are estimated at 30,000,000, and Meinert has calculated that the gray matter of the brain is built of at least 600,000,000 cells.-London Tit-Bits.
The complexity of animal structure is marvelous. A caterpillar contains more than 2,000 muscles. In a human body are some 2,000,000 perspiration glands, communicating with the surface by ducts, having a total length of some 10 miles, while that of the arteries, veins and capillaries must be very great. The blood contains millions of millions of corpuscles, each a structure in itself. The rods in the retina, which are supposed to be the ultimate recipients of light, are estimated at 30,000,000, and Meinert has calculated that the gray matter of the brain is built of at least 600,000,000 cells.-London Tit-Bits.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Animal Structure
Caterpillar Muscles
Human Glands
Blood Corpuscles
Retina Rods
Brain Cells
What entities or persons were involved?
Meinert
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Meinert
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Presents marvelous facts illustrating the intricate complexity of animal structures, from muscles and glands to microscopic cells in blood, eyes, and brain.