The Natural Philosophy of TimeClarendon Press, 1980 - 399 Seiten |
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... direction in which they wished to travel . They tended to head in a particular direction , but Kramer noticed that they did not do this when the skies were overcast . On shielding the birds from the direct rays of the sun and using ...
... direction in which they wished to travel . They tended to head in a particular direction , but Kramer noticed that they did not do this when the skies were overcast . On shielding the birds from the direct rays of the sun and using ...
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... direction finding . The sand hopper ( Talitrus saltator ) does also . This animal inhabits the wet sand of beaches , and if the beach becomes too dry it travels towards the sea in a direction at right angles to the shoreline . It ...
... direction finding . The sand hopper ( Talitrus saltator ) does also . This animal inhabits the wet sand of beaches , and if the beach becomes too dry it travels towards the sea in a direction at right angles to the shoreline . It ...
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... direction , i.e. the direction directly opposite to gravity , indicates the angle between the sun's azimuth and the line of flight to the source of nectar . ‡ The sun is thus used as a kind of navigating compass , for it has been found ...
... direction , i.e. the direction directly opposite to gravity , indicates the angle between the sun's azimuth and the line of flight to the source of nectar . ‡ The sun is thus used as a kind of navigating compass , for it has been found ...
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UNIVERSAL TIME | 1 |
HUMAN TIME | 48 |
BIOLOGICAL TIME | 123 |
Urheberrecht | |
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