Modifications

Examples

• Of the species which do change, only a few within the same country change at the same time; and all modifications are slowly effected. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Subsequent changes involved the rotating of the cylinder instead of the wheels and many modifications in the form of the wheels. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• This style of spoon was continued, with modifications, through the first third of the eighteenth century. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Various modifications have been made in the hydraulic forms. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• There have been several modifications of Mr. Morse's telegraph, for the purpose of increasing the rapidity of its action and the distinctness of the marks. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Its distinguishing features are certain modifications in the distribution of the mass of protective armor of the ship. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• But all machines, however complicated in appearance, are in reality but modifications and combinations of one or more of four simple machines devised long ago by our remote ancestors. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The same tendencies apply with some modifications to the clothing of mankind. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Many Inventions and Modifications Resulting in a Wonderful Evolution. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Homoplastic structures are the same with those which I have classed, though in a very imperfect manner, as analogous modifications or resemblances. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Cogwheels are modifications of the wheel and axle. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Subsequently one of these ideas, with modifications suggested by some of the others, was put into successful practice. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• These primary qualities are extension and solidity, with their different mixtures and modifications; figure, motion, gravity, and cohesion. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• We are least likely in the modifications of these organs to mistake a merely adaptive for an essential character. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The Evans system, with minor modifications and improvements, was the prevailing one for three-quarters of a century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The results of the working of that experimental ship were so satisfactory, that other ships were soon built, with modifications of the form of the propeller. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The Albert-type and Woodbury-type are early modifications of this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The battery itself soon underwent modifications, and new types were evolved--the storage, the double-fluid, and the dry. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Besides the regular typewriters, various modifications have been made to suit special kinds of work. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The phonograph and its modifications depend alone on sound waves--the recording of the waves from one vibrating membrane and their exact reproduction on another vibrating membrane. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Many modifications of this gun have been made by Hotchkiss and others. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Modifications in hard parts and in external parts sometimes affect softer and internal parts. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• In some cases we might easily put down to disuse modifications of structure which are wholly, or mainly due to natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• As the art of telegraphy grows apace toward the end of the Nineteenth Century, individuality of invention becomes lost in the great maze of modifications, ramifications, and combinations. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

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