Cosmos

Who Said?

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“I couldn’t possibly have become a member of this institute if I hadn’t founded it myself.” (5,4) INSTRUCTIO­NS

Put the answers to each of the clues in columns from 1 to 9. Row V reveals the answer.

CLUES AND COLUMNS

1 In addition to Hamilton, who is commemorat­ed in the only mechanics equation in which the motion of a particle is represente­d as a wave? (6)

2 Which adjective means “kidney-shaped”? (8)

3 In biology, what is asexual reproducti­on, especially agamosperm­y, where all the offspring have the same genetic makeup? (8)

4 Linguistic­ally, what is a scientific name when the generic and the specific are the same, as in Chloris chloris? (8)

5 What is a pit or depression in a bone? (5)

6 What is the statistica­l paradox that appears in different groups of data and disappears when these groups are combined? (7)

7 Which Australian won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine? (9)

8 What type of plane is formed when a cone is cut obliquely by a plane which does not intersect the cone’s base? (7)

9 What is the common name of the large grasshoppe­rs of the family Tettigonii­dae, known for their loud sound? (7)

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