Another frequently cited case of apparent matroclinous heredity is one described by Kühn (1027) in the wasp, Habrobracon juglandis.

The Paris Congress of 1900 adopted the name gauss as that of the unit of intensity of field, one gauss signifying one line per square centimetre. The same Congress also named one line as one maxwell, but everybody still uses the term line.

They are neither lovable nor loving because they are innately poisonous or repulsive, like a pit adder or a skunk.

So, in his end of term report, what marks would Brown award himself for his time at TfL? 8½, he replies. Why? "I'm a hard marker! ….