The Selborne Pioneer : Gilbert White as Naturalist and Scientist: A Re-Examination.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dadswell, Ted
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2003.
Temas:
White, Gilbert, > 1720-1793.
White, Gilbert, > 1720-1793
Natural history > England > Selborne.
Naturalists > Great Britain > Biography.
18th century.
Sciences naturelles > Angleterre > Selborne.
Naturalistes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Natural history
Naturalists
Selborne (England) > Biography.
England > Selborne
Great Britain
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Dedication
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1 The Heroic Gardener
  • 2 Nature as an 'Economy'
  • 3 The 'Outdoor' Method
  • 4 The Disappearing 'Swallows'
  • 5 Behaviour: Birds and Other Animals
  • 6 Instinct and Initiative
  • 7 Behaviour: Plants and Insects
  • 8 The Useful Naturalist
  • 9 Science, Meteorology and Geology
  • 10 The Problem of Adaptation
  • 11 'Living Manners'
  • 12 The Perennial Naturalist
  • Appendixes: Some Relevant Papers and Extracts
  • I Dissection of a Live Dog
  • II Bird Migration as a Fact
  • III Reports of 'Torpid' Swallows
  • IV The Sin of Cruelty
  • V 'Design' in Shell-bearing Animals
  • Notes and References
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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