FILE | DESCRIPTION |
BACTERIA | The growth of a bacterial colony as a function of time. |
BEANS | Beans were placed in a styrofoam cup, covered them lightly with soil, and watered regularly. On the tenth day sprouts emerged. This shows the height as a function of time. |
BOMBAY | The total number of deaths in Bombay from a plague spread by rats during the period December 1905 to July 1906. |
FLOWER | The height of sunflower plants as a function of time. |
LUPINE | The growth of a Lupine from day 4 to day 21. |
NICOTINE | Nicotine Sulphate is introduced into a closed room containing mosquitoes to determine how efficiently the chemical kills the insects. This shows the killing efficiency - the proportion of dead mosquitoes - for various doses. |
PLAGUE | Total number of deaths by the week from August 1665 to October 1665 during the Great Plague of London. |
PLANT | The total area of the leaves of a plant as a function of time. |
RATS | In this experiment 144 seven month old rats were observed over a period of 30 months. The total number that died was recorded every month |
SHAPE | The volume of a vessel as a function of its height. |
SOLE | The weight of North Sea sole as a function of time. |
URUGUAY | In 1961 fertilized grass-legume pastures were introduced into Uruguay. This shows the total number of ranchers who adopted this new technology from 1965 to 1976. |
YEAST | The amount of yeast as a function of time. |