On Growth and Form
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1. GROWTH AND FORM2. PREFATORY NOTE3. Introductory material4. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY5. CHAPTER II. ON MAGNITUDE6. CHAPTER III THE RATE OF GROWTH7. CHAPTER III THE RATE OF GROWTH (continued 2)8. CHAPTER IVON THE INTERNAL FORM AND STRUCTURE OF THE CELL9. CHAPTER V THE FORMS OF CELLS10. CHAPTER V THE FORMS OF CELLS (continued 2)11. CHAPTER VI A NOTE ON ADSORPTION12. CHAPTER VII THE FORMS OF TISSUES OR CELL-AGGREGATES13. CHAPTER VII THE FORMS OF TISSUES OR CELL-AGGREGATES (continued 2)14. CHAPTER VIII THE FORMS OF TISSUES OR CELL-AGGREGATES (continued)15. CHAPTER VIII THE FORMS OF TISSUES OR CELL-AGGREGATES (continued) (continued 2)16. CHAPTER IX ON CONCRETIONS, SPICULES, AND SPICULAR SKELETONS17. CHAPTER IX ON CONCRETIONS, SPICULES, AND SPICULAR SKELETONS (continued 2)18. CHAPTER X A PARENTHETIC NOTE ON GEODETICS19. CHAPTER XI THE LOGARITHMIC SPIRAL20. CHAPTER XI THE LOGARITHMIC SPIRAL (continued 2)21. CHAPTER XII THE SPIRAL SHELLS OF THE FORAMINIFERA22. CHAPTER XIII THE SHAPES OF HORNS, AND OF TEETH OR TUSKS: WITH A NOTE ON TORSION23. CHAPTER XIV ON LEAF-ARRANGEMENT, OR PHYLLOTAXIS24. CHAPTER XV ON THE SHAPES OF EGGS, AND OF CERTAIN OTHER HOLLOW STRUCTURES25. CHAPTER XVI ON FORM AND MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY26. CHAPTER XVII ON THE THEORY OF TRANSFORMATIONS, OR THE COMPARISON OF RELATED FORMS*27. EPILOGUE.28. NOTES:29. INDEX.30. SELECTION FROM THE GENERAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS