Browsing University of Missouri-Columbia by Thesis Semester "1905"
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Athena and Ares and a comparison of the two as divinities of war
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)The aim of this paper will be to set forth the conception of Athena as found in the principal early sources of Greek mythology, namely the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer; the Theogonia, Works and Days, and Shield of Heracles, ... -
Chemotropism of fungi
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)The changing of the direction of growth of fungous hyphae is a complex phenomenon in which at least two factors, cytotropism and hyrotropism, are concerned. Since the complete elimination of neither of these factors is ... -
Conditions modifying the effect of deleterious agents upon the fungi
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)Nageli, Dandeno and True and Oglevee have drawn the conclusion that the presence of insoluble substances in toxic solutions reduces the toxicity of such solutions. Since in the work already done along this line, phanerogams ... -
A critical study of the hexameter of Virgil's Ecologues and Aeneid I-VI, and a Comparison with that of the Culex and Ciris
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)The object of this paper is two-fold: to discuss the structure of Virgil's Hexameter, giving some of the peculiarities and metrical licenses; and to compare it with his doubtful poems, the Culex and Ciris, noticing whether ... -
The determination of the lecithans in the tissues and fluids of the animal body
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)The Hoppe-Seyler method not offering a means of separation of the lecithins from the kephalins was not experimentally investigated. In attempting to apply the method of Koch to other tissues than the brain and spinal cord, ... -
The Homeric and Hesiodic conception of the universe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)Abstract taken from the Introduction section of the thesis: The chief purpose of this paper is to give a full account of the Homeric and Hesiodic ideas of the different parts of the universe, the main sources of information ... -
Luther uber literatur : I. Seine gedanken uber deutsche dichtung
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)Discusses Luther's usage of literary forms drama, tragedy, and comedy to make the Bible more relatable to the people. -
The origin and history of the doctrine of popular sovereignty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)In this study of the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty the principal attention has been devoted to its origin and its growth as a political policy until Stephen A. Douglas became its champion and secured its adoption by ... -
The philosophy of Josiah Royce, professor of the History of philosophy at Harvard, as set forth in his World and the individual
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)My first purpose when I undertook the subject of Professor Royce's philosophy was to make a thorough comparative study of his various works. The difficult character of his conceptions and the somewhat formidable volume of ... -
A study of the chemistry of nerve degeneration
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)It has been pointed out by a number of experimentors, that after section of a nerve, certain chemical changes are demonstrable. A notable example is the presence of fat, formed by degenerative processes and shown by Marchi's ... -
Temperature as a factor modifying the toxic action of certain chemicals on the germination and development of a few fungi
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)The purpose of the experiments, the results of which are presented in this paper, was to determine what might be the modifying effect of temperature on the toxic properties of certain chemicals as shown by the effect of ... -
A thesis on mechanical drawing in technical schools
(University of Missouri, 1905)The variations of the courses offered in mechanical drawing in the technical schools are a matter worthy of attention. The fact that such variations exist is simply evidence of the difference of opinions of those having ... -
Thoracic index in the Negro
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)The following investigations were undertaken in order to determine the thoracic index, (i. e. the ratio of the antero-posterior to the transverse diameter) according to age and sex in the Negro, by means of a series of ... -
The use of simul, simulac (atque) and synonyms, cum primum ut primum and ubi primum from the earliest literature down to the Augustan age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)The Latin language has a large number of equivalent expressions meaning "as soon as". If they are compared with those used for any other single temporal idea, they are found to be far more numerous than those used for other ... -
The use of simul, simulac (atque) and synonyms, cum primum, ut primum and ubi primum, from the Ciceronian period on
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)A language when compared to a people shows many points of similarity. Though both are continuous themselves, each is made up of individual units that have their birth, growth and death, but in the case of words, as not in ...