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Lectures and EssaysLectures and Essays Of the great thinkers of the nineteenth century, Thomas Henry Huxley, son of an Ealing schoolmaster, was undoubtedly the most noteworthy. His researches in biology, his contributions to scientific controversy, his pungent criticisms of conventional beliefs and thoughts have probably had...
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The Writings of John Burroughs Volume IVLocusts and Wild Honey I am aware that for the most part the title of my book is an allegory rather than an actual description; but readers who have followed me heretofore, I trust, will not be puzzled or misled in the present case...
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The Antiquity of ManThe Antiquity of Man The "Antiquity of Man" was published in 1863, and ran into a third edition in the course of that year. The cause of this is not far to seek. Darwin's "Origin of Species" appeared in 1859, only four years earlier,...
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Catalogue of British Columbia BirdsCatalogue of British Columbia BirdsThe present list is intended to include all birds which have been so far proven to occur in British Columbia. I am fully aware of its incompleteness, and very much regret much of its lack of more definite information regarding...
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The Naturalist in NicaraguaThe Naturalist in Nicaragua"In the spring of this year (1874) he read a book which gave him great pleasure, and of which he often spoke with admiration, "The Naturalist in Nicaragua," by the late Thomas Belt. Mr. Belt, whose untimely death may well be...
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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1The increasing interest attached to all that part of the American Continent situated within and near the tropics, has suggested the publication of the present edition of Humboldt's...
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The Life of the FieldsThe Life of the FieldsMy thanks are due to those editors who have so kindly permitted me to reprint the following pages:"The Field-Play" appeared in Time; "Bits of Oak Bark" and "The Pageant of Summer" in Longman's Magazine; "Meadow Thoughts" and "Mind under Water"...
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Life and HabitLife and HabitThe Italics in the passages quoted in this book are generally mine, but I found it almost impossible to call the readers attention to this upon every occasion. I have done so once or twice, as thinking it necessary in these cases...
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Marvels of Modern ScienceMarvels of Modern ScienceThe purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. Within such a limited space it was impossible to even mention thousands more of the great inventions and triumphs...
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Wonders of Creation: A Descriptive Account of Volcanoes and Their PhenomenaWonders of Creation: A Descriptive Account of Volcanoes and Their Phenomena "The mountains quake at Him and the hills melt and the earth is burned at His presence"NAHUM 1:5 1872 Being intended for the Young, this work treats of Volcanoes only in a popular...
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Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early LifeFar Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early LifePreambleThe house where I was bornThe singular ombu treeA tree without a nameThe plainThe ghost of a murdered slaveOur playmate, the old sheep-dogA first riding-lessonThe cattle: an evening sceneMy motherCaptain ScottThe hermit and his...
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Louis Agassiz: His Life and CorrespondenceLouis Agassiz: His Life and CorrespondenceI am aware that this book has neither the fullness of personal narrative, nor the closeness of scientific analysis, which its too comprehensive title might lead the reader to expect. A word of explanation is therefore needed. I thought...
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The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals: A Book of Personal ObservationsThe Minds and Manners of Wild Animals: A Book of Personal ObservationsDuring these days of ceaseless conflict, anxiety and unrest among men, when at times it begins to look as if "the Caucasian" really is "played out," perhaps the English-reading world will turn with...
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Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 15Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 15 ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 3515 Author: Human Genome Project Release Date: Nov 1, 2002 Format: eBook Language: English
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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3[The first half of 1887, like that of the preceding year, was chequered by constant returns of ill-health.] "As one gets older," [he writes in a New Year's letter to Sir J. Donnelly, "hopes for...
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The Stories Mother Nature Told Her ChildrenThe Stories Mother Nature Told Her ChildrenDo you know Mother Nature? She it is to whom God has given the care of the earth, and all that grows in or upon it, just as he has given to your mother the care of her...
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Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free SoftwareFree as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free SoftwareThe work of Richard M. Stallman literally speaks for itself. From the documented source code to the published papers to the recorded speeches, few people have expressed as much willingness to lay their thoughts and...
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Insectivorous PlantsInsectivorous Plants CHAPTER I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW. Number of insects capturedDescription of the leaves and their appendages or tentacles Preliminary sketch of the action of the various parts, and of the manner in which insects are capturedDuration of the inflection of...
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Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific SecretsYoung's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets - Or, A Collection of Above 500 Useful Receipts on a Variety of Subjects You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect...
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Friends and HelpersFriends and HelpersThe object of this book is to teach children to treat all living creatures with considerate kindness and to appreciate the services of man's helpers in the animal world. In many homes this teaching is entirely neglected, and it is left for...
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