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Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3 - An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian QuestionsSeveral years ago Lord Rosebery founded, in the University of Edinburgh, a lectureship on The Philosophy of Natural History, and I was invited by...
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Reise in die Aequinoctial-Gegenden des neuen Continents. Band 2Reise in die Aequinoctial-Gegenden des neuen Continents. Band 2. Der Beschreibung unserer Reise nach den Missionen am Caripe wollte ich keine allgemeinen Betrachtungen ber die Stmme der Eingeborenen, welche Neu-Andalusien bewohnen, ber ihre Sitten, ihre Sprache und ihren gemeinsamen Ursprung einflechten. Jetzt, da wir...
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The Western WorldThe Western World - Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in NorthIn the following pages I have endeavoured to give, in a series of picturesque sketches, a general view of the natural history as well as of the physical appearance of North and...
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James Cutbush, an American Chemist, 1788-1823James Cutbush, an American Chemist, 1788-1823There is nothing thrilling in the following pages. They contain the story of the life-work of a very modest man deeply interested in and enamoured with the science of chemistry, who sought also to inspire others and to familiarize...
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The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of ReproductionThe Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction - Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male"I consider the treatment of the subject the most sane and practical that I know of, and therefore feel that I can conscientiously recommend the book most heartily....
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Science and Morals and Other EssaysScience and Morals and Other EssaysTHESE Essays have all in one form or another appeared elsewhere; and I have to thank the Editors of the Dublin Review, Catholic World, America, and Studies respectively for kind permission to reproduce them. Some of them appear as...
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The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 08The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 08 - Or, Flower-Garden DisplayedThe seed-vessels are of the first importance in ascertaining the several species of Lathyrus, some being naked, others hairy, some long, others short, some having a smooth and perfectly even surface, others, as in the present...
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Aether and GravitationAether and Gravitation The author in this work endeavours to solve the greatest scientific problem that has puzzled scientists for the past two hundred years. The question has arisen over and over again, since the discovery of universal gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton, as...
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A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'This is one of the most striking and ingenious scientific romances that we have ever read. The writer of it is a bold man; he has undertaken to give a hypothetical...
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Warum wir sterbenWarum wir sterbenIch habe das Problem des Todes in den Zusammenhngen, wie ich es in diesen Blttern bringe, zum ersten Mal vor etwa zwei Jahren in dem Feuilleton einer Tageszeitung behandelt. Eine hnliche wissenschaftliche Behandlung hat das Todesproblem in ausgezeichneter Weise durch Doflein erfahren....
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Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline SubstancesExperiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline SubstancesBlack's Paper entitled "Experiments upon Magnesia Alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances" was read in June 1755, and was first published in "Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary. Read before a Society in Edinburgh,...
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The Natural History of ChocolateThe Natural History of Chocolate - Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its FruitIf the Merit of a Natural History depends upon the Truth of the Facts which...
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Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, and Reviews. V. 1-2Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, and Reviews. V. 1-2In neither volume have I aspired to sit in the seat of the scornful, but rather to treat the questions touched upon with a tolerance, if not a reverence, befitting their difficulty...
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The Production of Vinegar from HoneyThe Production of Vinegar from HoneyINEGAR, or dilute acetic acid, is produced by a process of fermentation from certain vegetable substances. After alcoholic fermentation has taken place there follows, under suitable conditions, a further decomposition, by means of which the alcohol is converted into...
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Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjectsEssays on early ornithology and kindred subjectsThis plate should be compared with that opposite p.22, which represents a cassowary with two wattlesprobably an immature Casuarius galeatus, Vieill. for that is the species which is believed to have been brought alive to Europe by the...
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Kari the ElephantKari the Elephantari, the elephant, was five months old when he was given to me to take care of. I was nine years old and I could reach his back if I stood on tiptoe. He seemed to remain that high for nearly two...
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Fathers of BiologyFathers of BiologyIt is hoped that the account given, in the following pages, of the lives of five great naturalists may not be found devoid of interest. The work of each one of them marked a definite advance in the science of Biology. There...
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Surgical AnatomySurgical Anatomy[Transcriber's Notes] Thanks to Carol Presher of Timeless Antiques, Valley, Alabama, for lending the original book for this production. The 140 year old binding had disintegrated, but the paper and printing was in amazingly good condition, particularly the multicolor images. Thanks also to...
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Our Common InsectsOur Common Insects - A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and HousesThis little volume mainly consists of a reprint of a series of essays which appeared in the "American Naturalist" (Vols. i-v, 1867-71). It is hoped that their perusal...
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Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of AgricultureCatalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of AgricultureSir: I have duly prepared by your direction a descriptive list of the more important economic plants at present contained in the collection of the Department, in such a form as...
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