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" THE electric organs of the torpedo are placed on each side of the cranium and gills, reaching from thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage,... "
A Natural History of All the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes ... - Page 253
by J. Macloc - 1820 - 336 pages
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Animal Biography: Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners ..., Volume 3

William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage...these limits they occupy the whole space between the s)dn of the upper and under surfaces. Each organ is attached to the surrounding parts by a close cellular...
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Amphibious animals

William Bingley - 1805 - 622 pages
...thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage...and within these limits they occupy the whole space be* tween the skin of the upper and under surfaces. Each organ is attached to the surrounding parts...
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: From ..., Volume 13

Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1809 - 792 pages
...thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage, which divides the thorax from the abdomen ; arid within these * Though diis paper has been reprinted in Mr. JH's Observations on die Animal Economy;...
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5

William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...cranium and gills, reaching thence to each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage which divides the thorax from the abdomen." From the whole description, it appears, that these organs, as Mr. Shaw observes, constitutes a pair...
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The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 5

William Nicholson - 1809 - 684 pages
...cranium and gills, reaching thence to each great tin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage which divides the thorax from the abdomen." From the whole description, it appears, that these organs, as Mr. Shaw observes, constitutes a pair...
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A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes ..., Volume 2

Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 278 pages
...the Torpedo, or Electric Ray, is the most remarkable, as it possesses some very peculiar qualities. In the general structure of its body it has not been...five inches in length, and at the anterior end, about three in breadth ; they are composed of perpendicular columns, reaching from the upper to the under...
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A Manual of Natural and Experimental Philosophy: Being the ..., Volume 2

Charles Frederick Partington - 1828 - 468 pages
...thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage which divides the thorax from the abdomen. In those places they fill up the whole thickness of the animal from the lower to the upper surface,...
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Animal biography, or, Popular zoology, Volume 3

William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pages
...thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage...skin of the upper and under surfaces. Each organ is attached to the surrounding parts by a close cellular membrane, and also by short and strong tendinous...
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Readings in Natural Philosophy: Or, A Popular Display of the Wonders of ...

Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...thence to the semicircular cartilages of each great fin, and extending longitudinally from the anterior extremity of the animal to the transverse cartilage,...the whole space between the skin of the upper and of the under surfaces : they are thickest at the edges near the centre of the fish, and become gradually...
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Buffon's Natural history, corrected and enlarged by J. Wright. (To which are ...

Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 586 pages
...its back against the pressing finger; and the body, which before was flat, became humped and round. The electric or benumbing organs are placed one on...five inches in length, and at the anterior end, about three in breadth ; they are composed of perpendicular columns, reaching from the upper to the under...
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