The American Naturalist, Volume 8, Issue 12American Society of Naturalists by the University of Chicago Press, 1879 - Natural history |
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Page 774 - ... with such a taste. The volume is abundantly illustrated with well-engraved studies of insects in their different stages of transformation; and it is to be as cordially praised for these as for the graceful, unaffected, and Interesting quality of Its literature.— Atlantic Monthly. This attractive little book deserves commendation, from the fact that the authoress has evidently the zeal of a genuine naturalist, has studied Insects In the field and closet, and describes what she has seen in a...
Page 794 - ... in urging the completion of marine surveys ought to be cordially seconded by Chambers of Commerce, and by all those whose material interests are concerned in the provision of accurate charts of all coasts visited by our shipping. Hitherto I have invited your attention to the basis of geography, to the measurement of the surface of land and sea, and of their heights and depths ; to the mapping of the world, and to the innumerable uses of maps and charts. But this only forms the skeleton of our...
Page 777 - On the Structure and Affinities of the Genus Monticulipora and its Sub-Genera, with Critical Descriptions of Illustrative Species.
Page 763 - Pensylvania, a gentleman whose industry and -zeal for the science can only be surpassed by the accuracy and acuteness of his observations ; I only regret, that his extensive and interesting materials towards a Flora of the United States, in which he has been engaged for a number of years...
Page 794 - ... on the earth's surface within historical times) is, therefore, a most important branch of our science ; and it enlists the historian and the topographer in our service. It is a branch of geography which has not hitherto received the amount of attention it deserves. The importance of the study of history and of early narratives for the elucidation of points in physical geography will appear from the consideration of a few instances. Take for example the great and fertile basin of the river Ganges...
Page 755 - AMERICANUS; or a curious collection of Trees and Shrubs, the produce of the British Colonies in North America ; adapted to the soil and climate of England. With observations on their constitution, growth, and culture : and directions how they are to be collected, packed up, and secured during their passage.
Page 794 - ... commerce, depend upon accurate geographical knowledge ; and as that knowledge becomes more extensive and more exact, so will every other human pursuit gain increasing light and truthfulness. We are still very far indeed...
Page 802 - COPE, with the assistance of eminent men of science. The typographical dress and illustrations which have heretofore given character to this magazine will be sustained, and it will be of a thoroughly popular nature, so as to interest the general reader as well as the young naturalist. It will continue to be a journal of science-education and for the use of...
Page 798 - M. \ ; mandible with the anterior face of the symphysis separated from the lateral face by an angle which is not produced downwards. Superior sectorial without anterior lobe ; inferior sectorial with heel. The characters place...
Page 794 - Accurate maps are the basis of all inquiry conducted on scientific principles. Without them a geological survey is impossible; nor can botany, zoology, or ethnology be viewed in their broader aspects, unless considerations of locality, altitude, and latitude are kept in view. Not only as the basis of scientific inquiry, but also for the comprehension of history, for operations of war, for administrative purposes, and for the illustration of statistics, the uses of accurate maps are almost infinite.