Author: Drew Dru DruryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Illustrations of Natural History. Wherein are Exhibited Upwards of 240 Figures of Exotic Insects (etc.)
Author: Drew Dru DruryThe British Foundation of Indian Entomology
Author: Michael DarbyPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 152756102X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
This is the first book devoted to the interest taken by amateur British collectors in Indian insects between 1750 and 1947, many employed as soldiers and medics by the East India Company. Initially confined to the building up of personal collections (many of which would later form the foundation of the London Natural History Museum’s collection), the early entomologists also donated specimens to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, the Bombay Natural History Society and local museums. Some published their findings in the journals of these institutions. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, interest in entomology shifted to focus on insect pests and their economic impact on forestry and horticulture. The result was the founding of the Institutes of Forestry and Horticulture at Dehra Dun and Pusa, where Indian scientists continue to conduct entomological research today. The present work elucidates this previously under-researched aspect of British insect history, documenting the people, places, publications and institutions associated with the exploration of the rich entomological fauna of the Indian subcontinent.
The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selborne
Author: Rashleigh Holt-White (ed)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selborne
Author: Rashleigh Holt-WhitePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naturalists
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Entomological Society of London
Author: Royal Entomological Society of London. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
De Apibus phantasticis generis Centris descripti a Johan Fabricius in 1804 (stricto sensu), cum descriptione specierum novarum, ubi occurrunt, flores quae visitant et quomodo eas cognoscimus
Author: Felipe VivalloPublisher: Felipe Vivallo
ISBN: 6501127254
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
This book contains the first described species of Centris, even before the description of the genus. Considering this fact, the entire layout and color palette draw inspiration from the books of naturalists of the XVIII and XIX centuries. For the creation of the cover, I used one of the beautiful designs made by the German naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), one of the first women in history who dedicated herself to in situ observation of insects. The drawing corresponds to flowers of Iris latifolia (Mill.) Voss (Iridaceae), Delphinium sp. (Ranunculaceae), and Narcissus sp. (Amaryllidaceae) appearing in the third chapter of her work “Neues Blumenbuch: Florum Fasciculus Tertius: dritter Blumen-Theil”, published in 1680. Surrounding Maria’s flowers, were added digitized photos of some of the Centris species studied in the book using the photobashing, a technique that combines photographs with digital illustrations. The title of the book is made up of three paragraphs, indicating the topics that are discussed in it. The first is the main title, while the others complement the information in the first part, following the pattern used by ancient naturalists to name their works. Following this line, the text is written in Latin, the language in which science was disseminated at that time. Although the book is in English, there are some specific item titles that are also written in Latin. There were used the words “Territōrium” to refer to the distribution, “Materia typica” for type material, “Patria” for the type locality, “Commentārium” for comments, “Variātiō” for intraspecific variation, “Index flōrum” for floral records, and “Specimina examinata” to refer to the material examined. The organization of the figures in plates follows the pattern that I used in my previous books, except for those that show specimens in nature. In that case, images are organized according to the Fibonacci sequence –also called divine proportion– proposed by the Italian mathematician Leonardo de Pisa (1170–1240) and which has been associated since ancient times with ideas of harmony, beauty and perfection.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences
Author: Synopsis of the Families and Genera of the Hymenoptera of America, North of Mexico
Author: Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester
Author: John Rylands LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
A-E
Author: John Rylands LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rare books
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description