Lives of Eminent Zoologists: From Aristotle to Linnaeus : with Introductory Remarks on the Study of Natural History, and Occasional Observations on the Progress of ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1834 - 391 pàgines For biographical account of Linnaeus, see pp. 193-391. His "Catalogue of the works of Linnaeus" is on pp. 375-385. The frontispiece copperplate engraved portrait of Linnaeus is by John Hornsburgh, after that by James Heath (Tullberg 103). |
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Lives of Eminent Zoologists: From Aristotle to Linnaeus : with Introductory ... William MacGillivray Visualització completa - 1834 |
Lives of Eminent Zoologists: From Aristotle to Linnaeus : with Introductory ... William MacGillivray Visualització completa - 1834 |
Lives of Eminent Zoologists: From Aristotle to Linnaeus : with Introductory ... William MacGillivray Visualització completa - 1834 |
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Pàgina 157 - ... to the shape and form of a bird : when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open and the first thing that appeareth is the...
Pàgina 157 - When it is perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace, or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging out ; and as it groweth greater, it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill...
Pàgina 138 - The people seem to be very lazy, at least the men, and may be frequently observed to plough in their cloaks. It is the fashion of them to wear cloaks when they go abroad, but especially on Sundays. They lay out most they are worth in cloaths, and a fellow that hath scarce ten groats besides to help himself with, you shall see come out of his smoaky cottage clad like a gentleman.
Pàgina 164 - Let it not suffice us," says he, " to be book-learned, to read what others have written, and to take upon trust more falsehood than truth. But let us ourselves examine things as we have opportunity, and converse with nature as well as books.
Pàgina 174 - No creature in this sublunary world is capable of so doing besides man ; yet we are deficient herein : we content ourselves with the knowledge of the tongues, and a little skill in philology, or history perhaps, and antiquity, and neglect that which to me seems more material. I mean natural history and the works of the creation.
Pàgina 150 - ... digesting was of no light kind. Without at all detracting from the merits of the author, whose labours, according to Dr Derham, were such, " that he allowed himself little or no time for those recreations and diversions which men of h'is estate and degree are apt to spend too much of their time in, but prosecuted his design with as great application, as if he had been to get his bread thereby...
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Pàgina 203 - ... an inkstand, pencase, microscope, and spying-glass, a gauze cap to protect me occasionally from the gnats; a comb; my journal, and a parcel of paper stitched together for drying plants, both in folio; my manuscript Ornithology, Flora Uplandica, and Characteres generici. I wore a hanger at my side, and carried a small fowling-piece, as well as an octangular stick, graduated for the purpose of measuring. My pocketbook contained a passport from the Governor of Upsal, and a recommendation from the...
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