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ReadAristotle's History of Animals In Ten Books
Aristotle
Aristotle’s History of Animals in Ten Books is a scholarly translation of the ancient Greek naturalist’s most…
ReadNarrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy.
Scherzer, Karl, Ritter von
The work is a nineteenth‑century scientific and travel narrative documenting the Austrian frigate Novara’s…
ReadTravels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India.
Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
The work is a nineteenth‑century travelogue and scientific report by Sir Clements R.
ReadAustralian insects
Walter W. Froggatt
ReadTobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce
E. R. Billings
The work is a nineteenth‑century scholarly survey of tobacco, written by E. R.
ReadHistology of medicinal plants
William James Mansfield
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses
M. C. Cooke
The work is a nineteenth‑century scientific treatise on fungi, compiled by M. J. Berkeley and authored by M.
ReadProf. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated
Max Birnbaum
This work is a medical pamphlet written by Max Birnbaum that presents the contemporary understanding of…
ReadElementary Botany
George Francis Atkinson
Elementary Botany is a comprehensive textbook that guides the student through the science of plants in three…
ReadPhilosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part II. For the year 1758. Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.
Various; Royal Society
Philosophical Transactions, Vol. L, Part II (1758) is a bound collection of scientific papers presented to…
ReadFabre's Book of Insects
Jean-Henri Fabre
Fabre’s Book of Insects is a natural‑history memoir that opens with a series of vivid childhood sketches: a…
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Darwin
ReadThe Harvest of the Sea A contribution to the natural and economic history of the British food fishes
James Glass Bertram
James Glass Bertram’s work is a comprehensive survey of Britain’s food‑fishing industry, written in 1865 as a…
The Journal of a Disappointed Man
W. N. P. Barbellion
The work is a diary that records the inner life of a young British naturalist whose ambition is gradually…
ReadThe Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)
the Elder Pliny
The Genus Pinus
George Russell Shaw
ReadThe Principles of Biology, Volume 2 (of 2)
Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer’s The Principles of Biology is a scholarly continuation of his earlier 1864‑67 treatise,…
ReadPlants Poisonous to Live Stock
Harold Cecil Long
Harold C. Long’s Plants Poisonous to Live Stock is a practical handbook aimed at farmers, veterinarians and…
ReadThe Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I
Charles Darwin
The work opens with a candid confession of its origins: Darwin explains that for many years he amassed notes…
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told
J. Arthur Thomson
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 is a broad‑ranging survey that sets out to give the “intelligent…
ReadA Manual of Philippine Birds
Richard C. McGregor
Richard C. McGregor’s Manual of Philippine Birds is a practical field guide assembled from years of specimen…
The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 10 (of 10)
Frank E. Beddard
Frank E. Beddard’s final volume in the Cambridge Natural History series presents a compact yet ambitious…
ReadCassell's book of birds; Vol. 4
Alfred Edmund Brehm
Cassell’s Book of Birds vol. IV is a nineteenth‑century natural history survey that catalogues a wide range…
ReadAn essay towards a natural history of serpents
Charles Owen
Charles Owen’s work is a scholarly compendium on serpents, divided into three distinct sections.