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Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Chambered Nautilus Information
636 words, approx. 2 pages
The Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) is the best known species of nautilus. The shell, when cut away as in the photograph below, reveals a lining of lustrous nacre, and displays a nearly perfect equiangular spiral. It has primitive eyes compared...


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Science News
Artful adapter. (chambered nautilus)
08/02/1986: 2,366 words, approx. 8 pages
Artful Adapter The delicate beauty of the nautilus, with its pearly shell and intricate chambers, was described as early as the time of Aristotle. This shell has long been in use around the world for decorative purposes. Because the modern shell closely resembles...
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Discover
Coils of time.(evolution of the chambered nautilus)
03/01/1998: 3,261 words, approx. 11 pages
The nautilus is an evolutionary holdover from the pre-dinosaur age. Its unique structure, behavior, and research history are analyzed. A research expedition is also described. It's not easy studying the nautilus, a creature that lurks in the depths of the ocean and emerges...
 


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Practical Criticism (response to the Chambered Nautilus)
693 words, approx. 2 pages
Comments on and critiques the poem The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Describes how the poet uses metaphor to give the nautilus the characteristics of a ship.


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Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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