Author: G. GarrattPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Marvels and mysteries of instinct; or, Curiosities of animal life
Author: G. GarrattMarvels and Mysteries of Instinct, Or Curiosities of Animal Life (Classic Reprint)
Author: G. GarrattPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282158583
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Excerpt from Marvels and Mysteries of Instinct, or Curiosities of Animal Life The subject of this volume first formed the topic of a public lecture, and the interest which its marvels and mysteries then awoke, subsequently induced the Author to fill up at his leisure the sketch he had framed. The principal object has been to select for consideration those phenomena which should instruct as well as entertain the gene ral reader. Simplicity of form has been studied throughout the treatment, especially with regard to all the more abstruse parts, that the whole may be understood by the humblest capacity. 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.
Marvels and Mysteries of Instinct, or Curiosities of Animal Life
Author: G. GarrattPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330173909
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Excerpt from Marvels and Mysteries of Instinct, or Curiosities of Animal Life If with the dim and flickering light of the Greek philosophy, which prevailed more than two thousand two hundred years ago, Aristotle, the preceptor of Alexander the Great, could declare that to give a treatise on the world, and nothing upon its Author, would be impious, with how much greater force must the truth of the observation be felt, when supported by the flood of glorious light and knowledge which the nineteenth century is pouring on the human intellect? The pious disposition of Sir Isaac Newton prompted him to make a voluntary choice of the example of his great prototype, and he cheerfully acted upon the admonition of the ancient sage. His strong sagacity, as well as his religious instinct, directed him to the Supreme Being, as the sovereign ruler of the universe. His reason was fully convinced that the attempt to base its government upon anything else was not only difficult, but that it led also to the most extravagant absurdities. 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.
Marvels of the Animal World (Classic Reprint)
Author: W. S. BerridgePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484019248
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Excerpt from Marvels of the Animal World N the following pages it has been the aim of the author to bring before the reader's notice the curious habits, varied dispositions, and peculiar characteristics of different types of animal life. With that end in view, he has surveyed the members of the Animal Kingdom from numerous aspects, and incorporated under various chapter headings a number of facts bearing upon the lives and ways of beasts, birds, reptiles, fish and insects. The service of the camera has been enlisted to bring more clearly before the eyes of the reader some of the marvels of the animal world which have been briefly referred to in the letterpress, and it is hoped. 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.
Marvels of Animal Life (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles Frederick HolderPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332501932
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Excerpt from Marvels of Animal Life Many of the observations chronicled in the following pages were made during a long residence upon a coral reef or atoll, some while swimming under water along the bristling coral banks that formed a characteristic feature of our tropical home, and others are the memories of many practical collecting tours in various localities in Search of Specimens valued by the lover of nature. The chapters relate to widely different subjects; the strange forms of animal life found in various parts of the world, that from the striking evidence of design in their structure and ways are deemed the marvelous productions of the Great Maker. 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.
Links in the Chain
Author: George KearleyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331727395
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Excerpt from Links in the Chain: Or Popular Chapters on the Curiosities of Animal Life, by George Kearley With Illustrations by F. W. Keyl If Dr. Livingstone, in the course of his African explorations, were to light upon some such nation of mannikins as that discovered at Lilliput by Mr. Lemuel Gulliver of famous memory, the announcement of the fact could hardly occasion greater surprise and astonishment than was felt by the philosophers of the last century at the remarkable disclosures of the microscope, with respect to the countless multitudes of minute forms of organic life which, unseen by our feeble powers of vision, people the waters of the earth, and swarm around us on every side. The microscope has here revealed the existence of a new world of living beings, before unknown and unsuspected. It has shown that the water of our roadside ditches, and stagnant pools, of our lakes and streams, and of the sea itself, teems with various races of microscopic beings, many of which arc so inconceivably minute, and abound in such amazing profusion, that thousands of them may often be detected in a drop of fluid taken up on the point of a pencil, while, within tho narrow dimensions of a lady's thimble, we might easily collect together a number far exceeding that of the entire human population of the globe. 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.
The Reason Why, Natural History Giving Reasons for Hundreds of Interesting Facts in Connection With Zoology
Author: Robert Kemp PhilpPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267155132
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Excerpt from The Reason Why, Natural History Giving Reasons for Hundreds of Interesting Facts in Connection With Zoology: And Throwing Light Upon the Peculiar Habits and Instincts of the Various Orders of the Animal Kingdom It must not, however, be supposed that The Reason Why of Natural History is a mere compilation. The Author has from boyhood been a close Observer of the habits of animals, and both upon sea and land he has delighted to endeavour to interpret Nature's works. Hence the conception of the plan Of this volume, and the diversity - perhaps boldness - of the questions asked. 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.
Curiosities of Animal Life
Author: Charles A. KofoidPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267697168
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Excerpt from Curiosities of Animal Life: With the Recent Discoveries of the Microscope Thy desire, which tends to know The works of God thereby to glorify The great Workmaster, leads to no excess That reaches blame, but rather merits praise The more it seems excess; For wonderful indeed are all His works, Pleasant to know, and worthiest to be all Had in remembrance always with delight. 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.
The Natural History of Animals, Vol. 1
Author: J. R. Ainsworth DavisPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333748234
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Excerpt from The Natural History of Animals, Vol. 1: The Animal Life of the World in Its Various Aspects and Relations The Introduction fully explains the plan of the work, and the lines which have been adopted in writing it, and books to which the Author is specially indebted are either mentioned in the text, or included in a special list at the end. It is both mentally and physically impossible for one zoologist to know at first hand more than a small part of his subject, and for this reason full quotations, in preference to mere paraphrases, have been taken from the writings of many distinguished specialists, the sources in such cases being always indicated. 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.
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