A study of the relationship between the poetry and criticism of Ezra Pound 1908-1920
- De Villiers, André Rex Wepener
- Authors: De Villiers, André Rex Wepener
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2317 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013320
- Description: From the preface: The purpose of this thesis is exposition rather than criticism. Pound's position in the hierarchy of the 'New Criticism' would provide an extremely interesting subject; but I have rather tried to outline; the standards which he has laid down as being central in the technics of good poetry and to show how closely he has adhered to them in his own verse. I have limited the period to be discussed because all of the essential principles which he employs in his writing after 1920 are discernible in the body of his work published before that date.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: De Villiers, André Rex Wepener
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2317 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013320
- Description: From the preface: The purpose of this thesis is exposition rather than criticism. Pound's position in the hierarchy of the 'New Criticism' would provide an extremely interesting subject; but I have rather tried to outline; the standards which he has laid down as being central in the technics of good poetry and to show how closely he has adhered to them in his own verse. I have limited the period to be discussed because all of the essential principles which he employs in his writing after 1920 are discernible in the body of his work published before that date.
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- Date Issued: 1959
Ionospheric studies of the solar eclipse 25 December, 1954
- Authors: McElhinny, M W
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Ionosphere -- Research , Solar eclipses
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:5531 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012869
- Description: Since the Kennelly- Heaviside hypothesis in 1902 of the existence of a partially conducting layer in the upper atmosphere was proved to be true by the experiments of APPLETON and BARNETT (1925) and BREIT and TUVE (1926), this region has become known as the ionosphere. The ionosphere was soon discovered to consist of, not one but several layers (Fig. 1) (i) A layer at a height of just over 100 km. called the E layer. (ii) A layer at a height of approximately 300km. called the F₂ layer. (iii) A layer at a height of approximately 200 km. called the F₁ layer; this layer differs from the other two in that it is only present during the day time in Summer. (iv) Occasional intense reflections from a height of about 100 km. are found - these cannot be attributed to the normal E layer and have received the name "Sporadic E". The presence of two E layers (E₁ and E₂) has been suggested by HALLIDAY (1936) and BEST and RATCLIFFE (l978) but until recently most workers still seem to attribute these reflections to Sporadic E. Recent measurement by rockets of the electron density at E layer heights still do not confirm whether such bifurcation exists in the E region. The diurnal and seasonal variations of the first three layers indicate that the sun is the chief agent in their production. It is generally agreed that these layers consist of ionised molecules or atoms and free electrons produced by radiation from the sun. The origin of Sporadic E ionisation is still obscure, but it is thought that these sudden increases in ionisation which occur in E layer heights are due to passing meteors. Recently it has also been suggested by SEDDON, PICKAR and JACKSON (1954) from rocket measurements that Sporadic E might be due to a steep electron density gradient above the B layer.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: McElhinny, M W
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Ionosphere -- Research , Solar eclipses
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:5531 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012869
- Description: Since the Kennelly- Heaviside hypothesis in 1902 of the existence of a partially conducting layer in the upper atmosphere was proved to be true by the experiments of APPLETON and BARNETT (1925) and BREIT and TUVE (1926), this region has become known as the ionosphere. The ionosphere was soon discovered to consist of, not one but several layers (Fig. 1) (i) A layer at a height of just over 100 km. called the E layer. (ii) A layer at a height of approximately 300km. called the F₂ layer. (iii) A layer at a height of approximately 200 km. called the F₁ layer; this layer differs from the other two in that it is only present during the day time in Summer. (iv) Occasional intense reflections from a height of about 100 km. are found - these cannot be attributed to the normal E layer and have received the name "Sporadic E". The presence of two E layers (E₁ and E₂) has been suggested by HALLIDAY (1936) and BEST and RATCLIFFE (l978) but until recently most workers still seem to attribute these reflections to Sporadic E. Recent measurement by rockets of the electron density at E layer heights still do not confirm whether such bifurcation exists in the E region. The diurnal and seasonal variations of the first three layers indicate that the sun is the chief agent in their production. It is generally agreed that these layers consist of ionised molecules or atoms and free electrons produced by radiation from the sun. The origin of Sporadic E ionisation is still obscure, but it is thought that these sudden increases in ionisation which occur in E layer heights are due to passing meteors. Recently it has also been suggested by SEDDON, PICKAR and JACKSON (1954) from rocket measurements that Sporadic E might be due to a steep electron density gradient above the B layer.
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- Date Issued: 1959
Linkage in extra-sensory perception
- Authors: Marsh, Maurice Clement
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Telepathy , Extrasensory perception
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:3215 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012840
- Description: The aims of this investigation were firstly to find whether 371 subjects, mainly students at Rhodes University, would be able to reproduce target drawings made 470 miles away by an agent in Cape Town, by means of General Extra-Sensory Perception; secondly, to find whether any association existed between any such hit scoring ability shown and personality ratings derived from a battery of personality test material; and thirdly, to find whether providing the subjects with material designed to link them more closely with the agent would increase their scoring rate. The 17,440 drawings returned by the subjects were randomised, and scored against a randomised set of 100 drawings consisting of 50 which had actually been used as targets, intermixed with 50 that were equal in difficulty but which had not been used as targets, and which were inserted merely as controls. Three independent judges assessed the subjects' drawings, and awarded hits in terms of title, shape and association. In the crucial title hits highly significant deviations in favour of the experimental target drawings were found, the control series of drawings showing no such effects. It was found that the subjects' hits were distributed evenly throughout the whole 25 day period of the experiment for each target, and showed no tendency to occur more frequently in the week a particular drawing was being used as a target than in the other weeks when it was not. When the subjects were divided into a high scoring and low-scoring group in terms of their E.S. P. abiility, the high- scoring group proved to be significantly more extraverted (as measured by the Bernreuter B3I scale) than the low- scoring group, confirming a relationship previously reported by Humphrey. In addition the data showed several other relationships, predicted by the work of previous experimenters, although these did not reach the .01 level of statistical significance. To assess the effect of the Linkage Material the subjects were divided into an experimental and a control group. The Experimental Group was supplied with correct Linkage Material, the Control Group with incorrect Linkage Material, which they were led to believe was correct . The two sets of Linkage Material were equated in all other respects. The Experimental Group showed significant improvements in scoring rate when supplied with a photograph and description of the agent, and a probably significant improvement when supplied with squares of handkerchief which had previously belonged to him. When supplied with squares of colour, also appearing on the agent's target sheets, no significant increase in scoring rate took place on the target drawings, but a significant decrease occurred in hits scored on the control targets. By contrast no consistent significant fluctuations were shown by Control Group Subjects, leading to the conclusion that the correctness of the Linkage Material was a factor contributing to its effectiveness. A qualitative examination of the hits scored by the subjects revealed that they tended to reproduce the concepts depicted by the target drawings, rather than the actual shapes drawn by the agent, suggesting that the hits were being produced by a telepathic process rather than a clairvoyant one. The results of the experiment suggest that the subjects were assisted by the Linkage Material to gain access to the agent's mind as a whole, and not to particular items in it. This throws doubt on the correctness of Whately Carington's Association Theory of Telepathy, which the experiment was designed to test.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Marsh, Maurice Clement
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Telepathy , Extrasensory perception
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:3215 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012840
- Description: The aims of this investigation were firstly to find whether 371 subjects, mainly students at Rhodes University, would be able to reproduce target drawings made 470 miles away by an agent in Cape Town, by means of General Extra-Sensory Perception; secondly, to find whether any association existed between any such hit scoring ability shown and personality ratings derived from a battery of personality test material; and thirdly, to find whether providing the subjects with material designed to link them more closely with the agent would increase their scoring rate. The 17,440 drawings returned by the subjects were randomised, and scored against a randomised set of 100 drawings consisting of 50 which had actually been used as targets, intermixed with 50 that were equal in difficulty but which had not been used as targets, and which were inserted merely as controls. Three independent judges assessed the subjects' drawings, and awarded hits in terms of title, shape and association. In the crucial title hits highly significant deviations in favour of the experimental target drawings were found, the control series of drawings showing no such effects. It was found that the subjects' hits were distributed evenly throughout the whole 25 day period of the experiment for each target, and showed no tendency to occur more frequently in the week a particular drawing was being used as a target than in the other weeks when it was not. When the subjects were divided into a high scoring and low-scoring group in terms of their E.S. P. abiility, the high- scoring group proved to be significantly more extraverted (as measured by the Bernreuter B3I scale) than the low- scoring group, confirming a relationship previously reported by Humphrey. In addition the data showed several other relationships, predicted by the work of previous experimenters, although these did not reach the .01 level of statistical significance. To assess the effect of the Linkage Material the subjects were divided into an experimental and a control group. The Experimental Group was supplied with correct Linkage Material, the Control Group with incorrect Linkage Material, which they were led to believe was correct . The two sets of Linkage Material were equated in all other respects. The Experimental Group showed significant improvements in scoring rate when supplied with a photograph and description of the agent, and a probably significant improvement when supplied with squares of handkerchief which had previously belonged to him. When supplied with squares of colour, also appearing on the agent's target sheets, no significant increase in scoring rate took place on the target drawings, but a significant decrease occurred in hits scored on the control targets. By contrast no consistent significant fluctuations were shown by Control Group Subjects, leading to the conclusion that the correctness of the Linkage Material was a factor contributing to its effectiveness. A qualitative examination of the hits scored by the subjects revealed that they tended to reproduce the concepts depicted by the target drawings, rather than the actual shapes drawn by the agent, suggesting that the hits were being produced by a telepathic process rather than a clairvoyant one. The results of the experiment suggest that the subjects were assisted by the Linkage Material to gain access to the agent's mind as a whole, and not to particular items in it. This throws doubt on the correctness of Whately Carington's Association Theory of Telepathy, which the experiment was designed to test.
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- Date Issued: 1959
Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony 1959
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1959
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8093 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004403
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony in the University Great Hall on Friday , 3rd April, 1959, at 8 p.m. [and] Graduation Ceremony held in April 1959: University College of Fort Hare. Graduation Ceremony at Fort Hare on Friday, April 17th, 1959.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Rhodes University
- Date: 1959
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:8093 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004403
- Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony in the University Great Hall on Friday , 3rd April, 1959, at 8 p.m. [and] Graduation Ceremony held in April 1959: University College of Fort Hare. Graduation Ceremony at Fort Hare on Friday, April 17th, 1959.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The anatomy of human misery and its therapy : a study of miracles and healing in the life of our Lord and in the early church, until the Council of Nicaea
- Authors: Hawkridge, John Bernard
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Miracles , Spiritual healing -- Psychological aspects , Healing in the Bible , Church history
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BDiv
- Identifier: vital:1257 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012229 , Jesus Christ -- Miracles , Spiritual healing -- Psychological aspects , Healing in the Bible , Church history
- Description: This thesis seeks to show that miracles and healing are inseparable from the Messianic task of Jesus Christ; and that in so far as He commissioned His Church to continue that Messianic task, it is reasonable to expect that miracles and healing would continue. The early history of the Church is examined for evidence confirming this expectation, and a question is asked of the contemporary Church.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Hawkridge, John Bernard
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Miracles , Spiritual healing -- Psychological aspects , Healing in the Bible , Church history
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BDiv
- Identifier: vital:1257 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012229 , Jesus Christ -- Miracles , Spiritual healing -- Psychological aspects , Healing in the Bible , Church history
- Description: This thesis seeks to show that miracles and healing are inseparable from the Messianic task of Jesus Christ; and that in so far as He commissioned His Church to continue that Messianic task, it is reasonable to expect that miracles and healing would continue. The early history of the Church is examined for evidence confirming this expectation, and a question is asked of the contemporary Church.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The economic geography of the Union's chicory Industry : past and present
- Authors: Young, Bruce Stratton
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Chicory -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:4882 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013438
- Description: The motivating force behind this survey and study of a branch of the Union's agricultural industry has been the conviction that detailed case studies of economic activities and their influences on the map of the country are the essential foundation stones on which mature scholars may build a perceptive and valuable economic geography of the Union.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Young, Bruce Stratton
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Chicory -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:4882 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013438
- Description: The motivating force behind this survey and study of a branch of the Union's agricultural industry has been the conviction that detailed case studies of economic activities and their influences on the map of the country are the essential foundation stones on which mature scholars may build a perceptive and valuable economic geography of the Union.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The executive government of the Cape of Good Hope, 1825-54
- Authors: Fryer, Alan Kenneth
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- History -- 1795-1872
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:2604 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011896
- Description: The study of administrative processes is a relaltively new one both in the field of history and sociology. In both disciplines what is required is study of the sructure and growth of adminstrative systems and of the impact of administrative action on the community it seeks to serve and which it often provokes. In the field of history, Professor F. Tout in his chapters on administrative history ... gave new vitality and understanding to medieval studies. In the main, South African history, though probably not more so than other Commonwealth countries, has been less fortunate. Preface, p. 1.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Fryer, Alan Kenneth
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- History -- 1795-1872
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:2604 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011896
- Description: The study of administrative processes is a relaltively new one both in the field of history and sociology. In both disciplines what is required is study of the sructure and growth of adminstrative systems and of the impact of administrative action on the community it seeks to serve and which it often provokes. In the field of history, Professor F. Tout in his chapters on administrative history ... gave new vitality and understanding to medieval studies. In the main, South African history, though probably not more so than other Commonwealth countries, has been less fortunate. Preface, p. 1.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The fact and meaning of the resurrection : a study in emphases
- Authors: Bill, Jean-Francois
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Resurrection , Resurrection -- Biblical teaching
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BDiv
- Identifier: vital:1289 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014595
- Description: INTRODUCTION. The fact of the Risen Christ is the focal point which gives meaning to the Christian faith as a whole. Modern thought, while not denying the Resurrection, tends to confine it to its doctrinal or credal significance. In contrast, the early Christians were conscious of the presence of the Risen Lord and consequently the Resurrection was a fact of living experience. As mere history it loses its moral significance; as mere faith it becomes vague belief in deathlessness, and undermines the reality of the Atonement. The Resurrection is both fact and faith.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Bill, Jean-Francois
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Resurrection , Resurrection -- Biblical teaching
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BDiv
- Identifier: vital:1289 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014595
- Description: INTRODUCTION. The fact of the Risen Christ is the focal point which gives meaning to the Christian faith as a whole. Modern thought, while not denying the Resurrection, tends to confine it to its doctrinal or credal significance. In contrast, the early Christians were conscious of the presence of the Risen Lord and consequently the Resurrection was a fact of living experience. As mere history it loses its moral significance; as mere faith it becomes vague belief in deathlessness, and undermines the reality of the Atonement. The Resurrection is both fact and faith.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The historical development of geography as a subject in the schools of the Cape Province (1772-1951)
- Authors: Knox, John Charles
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Geography -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:1974 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012702 , Geography -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope
- Description: As the title indicates, this is a study of the historical emergence of geography as a subject in Cape schools, and covers the period 1772-1951. The account is not merely descriptive and factual, for wherever possible an attempt is made to assess the nature and scope of the geography which was taught at different periods in relation to modern, authoritative ideas concerning the pedagogic application of the subject in the school. The work as a whole is predominantly concerned with the historical development of geography in the secondary school. However, in the initial four chapters the slight and insubstantial nature of the available data precludes the possibility of differentiating between geoeraphy of primary standard and that of secondary standard, and in these early chapters all references to the subject are consequently generalized. In Chapter 5, which deals with the period during which Langham Dale was Superintendent-Genera l of Education, geography of secondary standard becomes distinguishable from that of primary standard for the first time, and from this point onwards the two are differentiated to the fullest extent possible, and the former is chiefly emphasized. The entire study is presented against a broad background of relevant, educational developments of a general nature.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The historical development of geography as a subject in the schools of the Cape Province (1772-1951)
- Authors: Knox, John Charles
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Geography -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:1974 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012702 , Geography -- Study and teaching -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope
- Description: As the title indicates, this is a study of the historical emergence of geography as a subject in Cape schools, and covers the period 1772-1951. The account is not merely descriptive and factual, for wherever possible an attempt is made to assess the nature and scope of the geography which was taught at different periods in relation to modern, authoritative ideas concerning the pedagogic application of the subject in the school. The work as a whole is predominantly concerned with the historical development of geography in the secondary school. However, in the initial four chapters the slight and insubstantial nature of the available data precludes the possibility of differentiating between geoeraphy of primary standard and that of secondary standard, and in these early chapters all references to the subject are consequently generalized. In Chapter 5, which deals with the period during which Langham Dale was Superintendent-Genera l of Education, geography of secondary standard becomes distinguishable from that of primary standard for the first time, and from this point onwards the two are differentiated to the fullest extent possible, and the former is chiefly emphasized. The entire study is presented against a broad background of relevant, educational developments of a general nature.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The photo-fluorescence properties of some organic materials
- Authors: Cameron, Antony John Wesley
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Hydrocarbons -- Spectra -- Fluorescence , Organic compounds , Energy transfer
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:5514 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010041 , Hydrocarbons -- Spectra -- Fluorescence , Organic compounds , Energy transfer
- Description: In this thesis I have given an account of the experimental work carried out by me at Rhodes University from the beginning of 1954 to the end of 1955, and the analysis of the results which was completed during the following two years, 1956 and 1957. The dissertation is divided into two sections; Part I deals with the photo fluorescence spectra of a large group of organic compounds, and Part 2 describes an investigation of the photo-fluorescence properties of and energy transfer in liquid organic solutions.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Cameron, Antony John Wesley
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Hydrocarbons -- Spectra -- Fluorescence , Organic compounds , Energy transfer
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:5514 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010041 , Hydrocarbons -- Spectra -- Fluorescence , Organic compounds , Energy transfer
- Description: In this thesis I have given an account of the experimental work carried out by me at Rhodes University from the beginning of 1954 to the end of 1955, and the analysis of the results which was completed during the following two years, 1956 and 1957. The dissertation is divided into two sections; Part I deals with the photo fluorescence spectra of a large group of organic compounds, and Part 2 describes an investigation of the photo-fluorescence properties of and energy transfer in liquid organic solutions.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The solubility of mercurous chloride in water at 25°C
- Authors: Clur, Dennis Alwin
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Mercury compounds -- Solubility , Mercuric chloride
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4522 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014705
- Description: [From Introduction]. In 1955, Dry and Gledhill, both formerly of this Department, published their paper on the Solubility of Mercurous Chloride in Water at 25°0, and it was originally intended that this thesis should be an extension of the study to cover the temperature range from 5 t o 55°0. A preliminary investigation at 25°0, however, failed to yield results which were consistent with their findings, even though their apparatus and experimental technique were used. In an effort to resolve these difficulties their method of saturating the calomel in the conductance cell was thoroughly investigated, and as this procedure was found to be responsible, it was necessary to evolve an entirely new approach. The technique finally adopted was to saturate the mercurous chloride solutions by mechanical stirring in siliconed vessels and to carry out the conductance, pH, and total mercury concentration measurements on the filter ed solution. This method gave good results, and was free from the many extrapolations prevalent in the original procedure.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Clur, Dennis Alwin
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Mercury compounds -- Solubility , Mercuric chloride
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4522 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014705
- Description: [From Introduction]. In 1955, Dry and Gledhill, both formerly of this Department, published their paper on the Solubility of Mercurous Chloride in Water at 25°0, and it was originally intended that this thesis should be an extension of the study to cover the temperature range from 5 t o 55°0. A preliminary investigation at 25°0, however, failed to yield results which were consistent with their findings, even though their apparatus and experimental technique were used. In an effort to resolve these difficulties their method of saturating the calomel in the conductance cell was thoroughly investigated, and as this procedure was found to be responsible, it was necessary to evolve an entirely new approach. The technique finally adopted was to saturate the mercurous chloride solutions by mechanical stirring in siliconed vessels and to carry out the conductance, pH, and total mercury concentration measurements on the filter ed solution. This method gave good results, and was free from the many extrapolations prevalent in the original procedure.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The sorption of Hydrochloric Acid and Potassium Hydroxide by mohair and wool
- Bamford, Graeme Reginald Ernest
- Authors: Bamford, Graeme Reginald Ernest
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Hydrochloric acid -- Absorption and adsorption , Hydroxides -- Absorption and adsorption , Wool , Mohair
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4452 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009503
- Description: The main object of the present investigation has been to establish a titration curve for mohair keratin and to compare it with similar data for wool, to determine whether the differences in physical and chemical properties could be attributed in any way to the acidic and basic character of these fibres. As shown in subsequent discussion such measurements provide extremely useful information regarding the chemical structure of proteins in general, and in the technical fields involving processes such as wool scouring, carbonizing and dyeing. The study has been extended to include certain modified wools, i.e. photochemically damaged, and oxidized keratin. The most successful contribution to the titration data of wool keratin is the work of Steinhardt and Harris and subsequent authors have tended to adopt their procedures without modification. In the present study attempts have been made to obtain a clearer understanding of the fundamental processes. New techniques and analytical methods have been introduced to improve the accuracy of the measurements.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Bamford, Graeme Reginald Ernest
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Hydrochloric acid -- Absorption and adsorption , Hydroxides -- Absorption and adsorption , Wool , Mohair
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4452 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009503
- Description: The main object of the present investigation has been to establish a titration curve for mohair keratin and to compare it with similar data for wool, to determine whether the differences in physical and chemical properties could be attributed in any way to the acidic and basic character of these fibres. As shown in subsequent discussion such measurements provide extremely useful information regarding the chemical structure of proteins in general, and in the technical fields involving processes such as wool scouring, carbonizing and dyeing. The study has been extended to include certain modified wools, i.e. photochemically damaged, and oxidized keratin. The most successful contribution to the titration data of wool keratin is the work of Steinhardt and Harris and subsequent authors have tended to adopt their procedures without modification. In the present study attempts have been made to obtain a clearer understanding of the fundamental processes. New techniques and analytical methods have been introduced to improve the accuracy of the measurements.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The thermal decomposition of irradiated silver permanganate
- Authors: Sole, Michael John
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Decomposition (Chemistry) , Irradiation , Permanganates , Silver compounds , Metals -- Thermal properties
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4502 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013265
- Description: The thermal decomposition of silver permanganate, pre-irradiated in BEPO and in a ⁶°C₀ Ϫ 'hot spot' has been investigated in the temperature range 100 - 125°C. The results are similar to those for irradiated KMn0₄ and the mechanism proposed for the latter is again suggested. The activation energy for the migration of point defects over the induction period is 1.03 ev. The decompositions of unirradiated and irradiated crystals differ in that the latter undergo physical disintegration over the acceleratory period. X-ray studies immediately prior to disintegration show strain and fragmentation in the irradiated crystal. An explanation involving the annealing of point defects at dislocation is advanced to explain the changes produced in the p/t plots with increased dosage, and fixed decomposition temperature. Summary, p. 94.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Sole, Michael John
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Decomposition (Chemistry) , Irradiation , Permanganates , Silver compounds , Metals -- Thermal properties
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4502 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013265
- Description: The thermal decomposition of silver permanganate, pre-irradiated in BEPO and in a ⁶°C₀ Ϫ 'hot spot' has been investigated in the temperature range 100 - 125°C. The results are similar to those for irradiated KMn0₄ and the mechanism proposed for the latter is again suggested. The activation energy for the migration of point defects over the induction period is 1.03 ev. The decompositions of unirradiated and irradiated crystals differ in that the latter undergo physical disintegration over the acceleratory period. X-ray studies immediately prior to disintegration show strain and fragmentation in the irradiated crystal. An explanation involving the annealing of point defects at dislocation is advanced to explain the changes produced in the p/t plots with increased dosage, and fixed decomposition temperature. Summary, p. 94.
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- Date Issued: 1959
The transport system of the Border : a study of transport and communications in the Border region of the Cape Province with special reference to the effect of transport on the economic and commercial development of the region
- Authors: Smith, Hugh Hamilton
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Transportation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Harbors -- South Africa -- East London , Railroads -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Transportation, Automotive -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Communication and traffic -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:1122 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018721
- Description: Transport undoubtedly occupies a most important place in the economic and commercial life of all countries. In this respect South Africa is no exception, and very briefly, the principal economic functions of transport are enumerated below. 1. Transport establishes communication between consumers and the producers of goods or services. 2. Transport facilitates the movement of persons between the place where they live and the place where they work - usually this is a daily procedure, but in South Africa it also entails the movement of large numbers of Natives from the Native Reserves to work for some months at a time either in the gold mines or in the several urban areas of the Union. 3. Transport makes geographical specialization possible, for agricultural or mineral resources will only be exploited, or specialized industries established, in a particular area, if the commodities produced can be transported to other parts of a country, or the world; and other capital and consumer goods brought to the producers living in the area of specialized production. 4. Transport faciitates industrial production because, of raw materials which come from many sources. Furthermore, transport enables the finished products of industry to be distributed to the markets in which they are sold. In all these cases, the efficiency of transport has to be measured not only in terms of its cost, but also in terms of its efficiency, which includes, inter alia, the time taken, the frequency of services, the safety of goods and passengers while in transit and the provision of various special services, such as the provision by railway undertakings of private siding facilities. This thesis will be divided into five parts, the first dealing with the technical and commercial development of the Buffalo Harbour. It has been decided to deal with the Harbour first because, not only has it been the focal point of the transport system of the Border Region since the latter part of the nineteenth century, but it has dominated the economic and commercial development of East London, as well as that of the Border Region as a whole. The second part deals with the evolution of the railway system from the 166 mile long East London and Queenstown Railway, to the present 1,110 miles of the Cape Eastern System. This historical chapter is followed by an analysis of the traffic of the Cape Eastern System. Part Three deals with the theory, practice, and economic consequences, of railway rating policy. Part Four is a detailed analysis of the goods traffic forwarded from, and received at East London in the period from 1st April, 1953 to 31st March, 1956. Part Five deals with roads and road transport. Finally, certain conclusions are offered, based on the significant points revealed by the investigation on which this thesis is based. In this thesis the theory of transport will not be dealt with in detail for it is essentially a factual account of the development of the transport system of the Border Region and an analysis of the present situation. It has unfortunately not been possible to make in this thesis a study of railway finance or railway economics with regard to the Cape Eastern System, for the data upon which to base such an investigation are not available for the Cape Eastern System in isolation. No attempt will be made to assess either the technical or the operating efficiency of the railway system for not only would this require more data than are available, but also a technical knowledge not possessed by the writer.
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Smith, Hugh Hamilton
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Transportation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Harbors -- South Africa -- East London , Railroads -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Transportation, Automotive -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Communication and traffic -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:1122 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018721
- Description: Transport undoubtedly occupies a most important place in the economic and commercial life of all countries. In this respect South Africa is no exception, and very briefly, the principal economic functions of transport are enumerated below. 1. Transport establishes communication between consumers and the producers of goods or services. 2. Transport facilitates the movement of persons between the place where they live and the place where they work - usually this is a daily procedure, but in South Africa it also entails the movement of large numbers of Natives from the Native Reserves to work for some months at a time either in the gold mines or in the several urban areas of the Union. 3. Transport makes geographical specialization possible, for agricultural or mineral resources will only be exploited, or specialized industries established, in a particular area, if the commodities produced can be transported to other parts of a country, or the world; and other capital and consumer goods brought to the producers living in the area of specialized production. 4. Transport faciitates industrial production because, of raw materials which come from many sources. Furthermore, transport enables the finished products of industry to be distributed to the markets in which they are sold. In all these cases, the efficiency of transport has to be measured not only in terms of its cost, but also in terms of its efficiency, which includes, inter alia, the time taken, the frequency of services, the safety of goods and passengers while in transit and the provision of various special services, such as the provision by railway undertakings of private siding facilities. This thesis will be divided into five parts, the first dealing with the technical and commercial development of the Buffalo Harbour. It has been decided to deal with the Harbour first because, not only has it been the focal point of the transport system of the Border Region since the latter part of the nineteenth century, but it has dominated the economic and commercial development of East London, as well as that of the Border Region as a whole. The second part deals with the evolution of the railway system from the 166 mile long East London and Queenstown Railway, to the present 1,110 miles of the Cape Eastern System. This historical chapter is followed by an analysis of the traffic of the Cape Eastern System. Part Three deals with the theory, practice, and economic consequences, of railway rating policy. Part Four is a detailed analysis of the goods traffic forwarded from, and received at East London in the period from 1st April, 1953 to 31st March, 1956. Part Five deals with roads and road transport. Finally, certain conclusions are offered, based on the significant points revealed by the investigation on which this thesis is based. In this thesis the theory of transport will not be dealt with in detail for it is essentially a factual account of the development of the transport system of the Border Region and an analysis of the present situation. It has unfortunately not been possible to make in this thesis a study of railway finance or railway economics with regard to the Cape Eastern System, for the data upon which to base such an investigation are not available for the Cape Eastern System in isolation. No attempt will be made to assess either the technical or the operating efficiency of the railway system for not only would this require more data than are available, but also a technical knowledge not possessed by the writer.
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- Date Issued: 1959
A critical study of the curcumin method for the determination of boron in plant material
- Authors: Davidson, R J
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Plants -- Nutrition , Boron , Turmeric
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4458 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011003
- Description: Methods for the determination of boron are reviewed. A thorough investigation of the curcumin method was undertaken. Factors such as spectral absorption, boron volatilisation and the effects of pH, the stability of reagents and colour solutions, the drying of reaction products and the interference from certain elements, were investigated. A study of the efficiency of extracting boron from plant material using an ashing procedure is presented. The modified curcumin method for the determination of boron in plant material is described. The statistical accuracy and precision of the modified method is presented. The modified method was used to determine the boron content in citrus and pineapple leaf samples obtained from various parts of the Eastern Cape.
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- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Davidson, R J
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Plants -- Nutrition , Boron , Turmeric
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:4458 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011003
- Description: Methods for the determination of boron are reviewed. A thorough investigation of the curcumin method was undertaken. Factors such as spectral absorption, boron volatilisation and the effects of pH, the stability of reagents and colour solutions, the drying of reaction products and the interference from certain elements, were investigated. A study of the efficiency of extracting boron from plant material using an ashing procedure is presented. The modified curcumin method for the determination of boron in plant material is described. The statistical accuracy and precision of the modified method is presented. The modified method was used to determine the boron content in citrus and pineapple leaf samples obtained from various parts of the Eastern Cape.
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- Date Issued: 1958
A statistical study of the errors involved in the sampling and chemical analysis of soils and plants, with particular reference to citrus and pineapples
- Steyn, Willem Johannes Abraham
- Authors: Steyn, Willem Johannes Abraham
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Soil chemistry , Plants -- Analysis , Soils -- Analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:4506 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013291
- Description: 1. Accurate and reproducible methods for the determination of N and acid- extractable P in soils are described. The variations in N, P, and K found by intensive sampling of three different soil types are presented. 3. Suggestions for the adequate sampling of soils for various purposes arc given. 4. A study is presented of the preparative stages in leaf analysis (washing, drying, grinding and storage) as applied to citrus and pineapple leaf material. Likely errors are pointed out and procedures whereby these may be minimised are described. 5. A reliable wet-ashing procedure for obtaining leaf solutions is described. 6. Accurate and reproducible methods for the determination of total N, P,. K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu in citrus and pineapple leaves are presented. 7. It is shown that diurnal variations in nutrient concentrations occur in citrus and pineapple leaves. 8. The variations in N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu, occurring from tree to tree in 3 different Navel orange blocks are presented. It is shown that if all these elements are to be represented . to within 10% of the mean values on a 19 : 1 probability level, all the trees in the blocks would have to be sampled. Reasonable sampling procedures for various purposes are suggested. 9. The variations in N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu, occurring in 3 different Cayenne pineapple plantations are presented and described. Suitable sampling procedures are suggested.
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- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Steyn, Willem Johannes Abraham
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Soil chemistry , Plants -- Analysis , Soils -- Analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:4506 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013291
- Description: 1. Accurate and reproducible methods for the determination of N and acid- extractable P in soils are described. The variations in N, P, and K found by intensive sampling of three different soil types are presented. 3. Suggestions for the adequate sampling of soils for various purposes arc given. 4. A study is presented of the preparative stages in leaf analysis (washing, drying, grinding and storage) as applied to citrus and pineapple leaf material. Likely errors are pointed out and procedures whereby these may be minimised are described. 5. A reliable wet-ashing procedure for obtaining leaf solutions is described. 6. Accurate and reproducible methods for the determination of total N, P,. K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu in citrus and pineapple leaves are presented. 7. It is shown that diurnal variations in nutrient concentrations occur in citrus and pineapple leaves. 8. The variations in N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu, occurring from tree to tree in 3 different Navel orange blocks are presented. It is shown that if all these elements are to be represented . to within 10% of the mean values on a 19 : 1 probability level, all the trees in the blocks would have to be sampled. Reasonable sampling procedures for various purposes are suggested. 9. The variations in N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu, occurring in 3 different Cayenne pineapple plantations are presented and described. Suitable sampling procedures are suggested.
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- Date Issued: 1958
An investigation of isolated bursts of solar radio noise
- Shuter, William Leslie Hazlewood
- Authors: Shuter, William Leslie Hazlewood
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Solar physics -- Research , Solar radio emission
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:5539 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013216
- Description: The literature on isolated bursts and possible mechanisms of origin has been critically reviewed, and observations point to a mechanism involving omission of electromagnetc radiation from plasma oscillations in the solar corona excited by outward travelling disturbances. Solar noise observations on 125 Mc./s. recorded at Rhodes University during the period November 26 1957 - February 6 1958 have been analysed by the author for isolated bursts, and these observations show the same general features reported by previous investigators. In interpretation of these records particular attention has been devoted to two aspects of isolated bursts; namely the preponderance on single frequency records of double-humped bursts, and the shape of isolated burst profiles. The authors suggests that a probable explanation of double-humped bursts observed on any frequency f is that the first hump represents omission at or near the level of zero refractive index for f radiation, and that the second hump corresponds to harmonic omission at the f/2 level. Source velocities may be calculated from the time delay between the peaks and an average value of 2 x 10⁴ km./sec. was obtained from an analysis of 21 double-humped bursts. This value is in very good agreement with that deduced by Wild (1950b) from the rate of frequency drift of peak intensity of isolated bursts. Simple isolated bursts had decay profiles which are approximatley exponential in shape, and this is usually interpreted in terms of the natural decay of plasma oscillations in the medium of origin. The author has verified that the exponential function is a good fit to the observed decay profiles, but shows that a relation of the form I - ¹/n (superscript) ⋉ t (where I is intensity and t is time) fits just as well. An alternative model is suggested which would lead to an exponential-like decay profile which is not determined by the natural decay of plasma oscillations. The work concludes with some suggestions for further research.
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- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Shuter, William Leslie Hazlewood
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Solar physics -- Research , Solar radio emission
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:5539 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013216
- Description: The literature on isolated bursts and possible mechanisms of origin has been critically reviewed, and observations point to a mechanism involving omission of electromagnetc radiation from plasma oscillations in the solar corona excited by outward travelling disturbances. Solar noise observations on 125 Mc./s. recorded at Rhodes University during the period November 26 1957 - February 6 1958 have been analysed by the author for isolated bursts, and these observations show the same general features reported by previous investigators. In interpretation of these records particular attention has been devoted to two aspects of isolated bursts; namely the preponderance on single frequency records of double-humped bursts, and the shape of isolated burst profiles. The authors suggests that a probable explanation of double-humped bursts observed on any frequency f is that the first hump represents omission at or near the level of zero refractive index for f radiation, and that the second hump corresponds to harmonic omission at the f/2 level. Source velocities may be calculated from the time delay between the peaks and an average value of 2 x 10⁴ km./sec. was obtained from an analysis of 21 double-humped bursts. This value is in very good agreement with that deduced by Wild (1950b) from the rate of frequency drift of peak intensity of isolated bursts. Simple isolated bursts had decay profiles which are approximatley exponential in shape, and this is usually interpreted in terms of the natural decay of plasma oscillations in the medium of origin. The author has verified that the exponential function is a good fit to the observed decay profiles, but shows that a relation of the form I - ¹/n (superscript) ⋉ t (where I is intensity and t is time) fits just as well. An alternative model is suggested which would lead to an exponential-like decay profile which is not determined by the natural decay of plasma oscillations. The work concludes with some suggestions for further research.
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- Date Issued: 1958
Contributions to the biology, anatomy and physiology of Opisthophthalmus Latimanus & other scorpions
- Authors: Alexander, Anne Joy
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Scorpions -- South Africa , Scorpions -- Anatomy , Scorpions -- Physiology
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:5891 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013375
- Description: [From Introduction] For many years the problem of interrelationships within the Arthropoda and, indeed, the origin of the Phylum itself have been of interest to many zoologists. It was felt, for reasons which will be given later, that one of the studies which might throw some light on this matter is that of the neuromuscular physiology of arachnid appendages. Consequently it was proposed that the work which is reported here should be primarily concerned with this problem. As in so many cases involving live animals, both the experimental subjects and the experimenter gradually managed to change the direction in which work was proceeding and the result is that only a preliminary attack has been made on the original problem, while most of the material submitted here deals either with functional anatomy or with biological-cum-behavioural characteristics of the experimental animal. Thus it was found that to develop experimental preparations for neuro-muscular studies, it was necessary to work out the anatomy of the muscles and nerves of the appendages used; but this it is not enough. For these nerves and muscles are part of a functional complex which operates as a unit and have therefore to be studied in relation to the structures that they move. Considerations at this level, in fact, carried the study to the plane of functional anatomy. Furthermore it was recognised that even the comprehension of a limb as a functional complex cannot be acquired in isolation. All structures have an evolutionary history and in any consideration of functional anatomy this history must be taken into account - even if the consideration requires extension to the problem of the origin of the group immediately under study.
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- Date Issued: 1958
Contributions to the biology, anatomy and physiology of Opisthophthalmus Latimanus & other scorpions
- Authors: Alexander, Anne Joy
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Scorpions -- South Africa , Scorpions -- Anatomy , Scorpions -- Physiology
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:5891 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013375
- Description: [From Introduction] For many years the problem of interrelationships within the Arthropoda and, indeed, the origin of the Phylum itself have been of interest to many zoologists. It was felt, for reasons which will be given later, that one of the studies which might throw some light on this matter is that of the neuromuscular physiology of arachnid appendages. Consequently it was proposed that the work which is reported here should be primarily concerned with this problem. As in so many cases involving live animals, both the experimental subjects and the experimenter gradually managed to change the direction in which work was proceeding and the result is that only a preliminary attack has been made on the original problem, while most of the material submitted here deals either with functional anatomy or with biological-cum-behavioural characteristics of the experimental animal. Thus it was found that to develop experimental preparations for neuro-muscular studies, it was necessary to work out the anatomy of the muscles and nerves of the appendages used; but this it is not enough. For these nerves and muscles are part of a functional complex which operates as a unit and have therefore to be studied in relation to the structures that they move. Considerations at this level, in fact, carried the study to the plane of functional anatomy. Furthermore it was recognised that even the comprehension of a limb as a functional complex cannot be acquired in isolation. All structures have an evolutionary history and in any consideration of functional anatomy this history must be taken into account - even if the consideration requires extension to the problem of the origin of the group immediately under study.
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- Date Issued: 1958
Correlation of the feeding habits, jaw musculature and type of teeth of some South African golden moles
- Authors: Thelejane, Thomas Sohl
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Moles (Animals) -- Food , Insectivores (Mammals)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:5892 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013385
- Description: The jaw musculature and its innervation in the Chrysochloridae studied is typicaly mammalian except that the m. temporalis occupies the whole of the orbito-temporal fossa. The antemolar teeth are specialized, while the molars are simple and primitive. Normally the diet of Golden Moles consists of earthworms, insects in all stages of development and millipedes. The firm implantation of the antemolar teeth can be correlated with their function of catching the prey, while the molars are adapted for a worm-like diet. The available evidence indicates that the genera Bematiscus and Chrysospalax are more primitive than the other Golden Moles. Since Golden Moles feed on insects in all stares of development and millipedes, they can be considered as being of economic importance.
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- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Thelejane, Thomas Sohl
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Moles (Animals) -- Food , Insectivores (Mammals)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:5892 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013385
- Description: The jaw musculature and its innervation in the Chrysochloridae studied is typicaly mammalian except that the m. temporalis occupies the whole of the orbito-temporal fossa. The antemolar teeth are specialized, while the molars are simple and primitive. Normally the diet of Golden Moles consists of earthworms, insects in all stages of development and millipedes. The firm implantation of the antemolar teeth can be correlated with their function of catching the prey, while the molars are adapted for a worm-like diet. The available evidence indicates that the genera Bematiscus and Chrysospalax are more primitive than the other Golden Moles. Since Golden Moles feed on insects in all stares of development and millipedes, they can be considered as being of economic importance.
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- Date Issued: 1958
Freedom in the thought of John Locke and John Stuart Mill
- Authors: Omer-Cooper, John David
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Locke, John, 1632-1704 , Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 , Liberty , Ethics , Free thought , Autonomy (Psychology)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2746 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012989
- Description: Recent history has abundantly justified J. S. Mlll's theory that the power of soclety over the indivldual is llkely to increase without limlt If lt was not prevented. One of the most obvlous phenomena of our times has been the rise of the so-called totalltarlan systems of government; states that treat the lndlvldual as a being wlth no other end but the servlce of the state and which are prepared to use the advanced technlques which modern scientific research has made available to them to mould the individual as the perfect tool of the system.
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- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Omer-Cooper, John David
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Locke, John, 1632-1704 , Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 , Liberty , Ethics , Free thought , Autonomy (Psychology)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2746 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012989
- Description: Recent history has abundantly justified J. S. Mlll's theory that the power of soclety over the indivldual is llkely to increase without limlt If lt was not prevented. One of the most obvlous phenomena of our times has been the rise of the so-called totalltarlan systems of government; states that treat the lndlvldual as a being wlth no other end but the servlce of the state and which are prepared to use the advanced technlques which modern scientific research has made available to them to mould the individual as the perfect tool of the system.
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- Date Issued: 1958