Torpedo rays in antiquity Man A neat play on words

A neat play on words as Punch illustrates the popularity of golf in Scotland as well as increasing meteorological knowledge

England v Brazil international at Wembley

ill and dying in the background show clearly how even a short disruption in income for poorer families could precipitate them into destitution

4th May 1969

Charles Rolls at the wheel of a 1904 Royce car

Torpedo rays in antiquity Man A neat play on wordsRepresentations of the Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo) and the Marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) from classical sources. Figures 1 5 show the Common torpedo as drawn or painted on amphorae, a pinax (votive tablet) and a patera (libation bowl). Figure 6 shows the Marbled electric ray from a small pinax. Plate 3 from the monograph Die Gattung Torpedo in ihren naturhistorischen antiquarischen Beziehungen [The natural history and antiquarian