Author: Konrad GuentherPublisher: London : G. Allen & Unwin
ISBN:
Category : Brazil
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The German original, "Das Antlitz Brasiliens," first published ..., in 1927.
A Naturalist in Brazil
Author: Konrad GuentherPublisher: London : G. Allen & Unwin
ISBN:
Category : Brazil
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The German original, "Das Antlitz Brasiliens," first published ..., in 1927.
A Naturalist in Brazil
Author: Konrad GuentherPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282605933
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Excerpt from A Naturalist in Brazil: The Record of a Year's Observations of Her Flora, Her Fauna, and Her People He who wishes to derive both enjoyment and profit from a voyage to Brazil must above all become intimate with the natural life of the country. After all, what is it that he most of all wants to know? He wants, I think, to know the name of those great scarlet flowers; and what sort of palms those are that overlook the housetops; and how one can best enjoy a sight of monkeys, parrots and humming birds. But as yet he has no conception of the wonders which are revealed by an insight into the lives of the orchids and the insects! The best Brazilian Baedeker will therefore be a guide to the flora and fauna of Brazil. And the task which the author has proposed to himself in the writing of this book is to produce such a guide. But the glittering virgin forests, the sun-steeped wildernesses, the sea-beaches overshadowed by rustling palm-trees, invariably offered me, when I went forth each day with renewed expectation, so much that was new and lovely and fascinating, that I very soon formed the resolve to share what I had felt and seen with those for whom a voyage to Brazil is impracticable. My own visit to that country followed upon an invitation from the Government of the State of Pernambuco; my task was to combat the insects which were injuring the plantations. My work led me first into the interior of the north eastern States, and later southwards, to 850 Paulo and Jahl'i. It not only gave me an insight into all the branches of Brazilian agriculture and colonization; it led also to friendly intercourse With the Brazil ians, so that I was able to complete my description of the country and its civilization by some account of the character and the customs of its human inhabitants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Naturalist in Brazil. --
Author: Charles Frederick HarttPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
A Naturalist in Brazil
Author: Konrad GuentherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
A Naturalist in Brazil
Author: Konrad GuentherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brazil
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Fritz Muller
Author: David A. WestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
"Based on Fritz Mèullers Werke, Briefe, und Leben by Alfred Mèoller."
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Author: Henry Walter BatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brazil
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Fritz Müller
Author: Darwin's Man in Brazil
Author: David A. WestPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 081306371X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Fritz Müller (1821-1897), though not as well known as his colleague Charles Darwin, belongs in the cohort of great nineteenth-century naturalists. Recovering Müller's legacy, David A. West describes the close intellectual kinship between Müller and Darwin and details a lively correspondence that spanned seventeen years. The two scientists, despite living on separate continents, often discussed new research topics and exchanged groundbreaking ideas that unequivocally moved the field of evolutionary biology forward. Müller was unique among naturalists testing Darwin's theory of natural selection because he investigated an enormous diversity of plants and animals, corresponded with prominent scientists, and published important articles in Germany, England, the United States, and Brazil. Darwin frequently praised Müller's powers of observation and interpretation, counting him among those scientists whose opinions he valued most. Despite the importance and scope of his work, however, Müller is known for relatively few of his discoveries. West remedies this oversight, chronicling the life and work of this remarkable and overlooked man of science.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Author: Henry Walter BatesPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Amazon River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description