Download or read book Methods of Study in Natural History Classic Reprint written by Louis Agassiz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Methods of Study in Natural History I confess that there seems to me to be a repul sive poverty in this material explanation, that is contradicted by the intellectual grandeur of the universe the resources of the Deity cannot be so meagre, that, in order to create a human being endowed with reason, he must change a monkey into a man. This is, however, merely a personal opinion, and has no weight as an argument; nor am I so uncandid as to assume that another may not hold an opinion diametrically opposed to mine in a Spll'lt quite as reverential as my own. But I nevertheless insist, that this theory is opposed to the processes of Nature, as far as we have been able to apprehend them; that it is contradicted by the facts of Embryology and Paleontology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Method and Aim of Natural History Studies written by George James Allman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Method and Aim of Natural History Studies: Being an Introduction to a Course of Lectures on Natural History Delivered to Working Men in the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art The basis of a philosophical knowledge of organized beings, or organisms, as, for the sake of shortness, they are simply called, lies in anatomy, which-renders us acquainted with the form, structure, and relative position of the parts of which the organized being is composed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Methods of Study in Natural History written by Louis Agassiz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Methods of Study in Natural History The series of papers collected in this volume may be considered as a complement or commentary to my "Essay on Classification," since I have endeavored to present here in a more popular form the views first expressed in that work. And although the direct intention of these pages has been, as their title indicates, to give some general hints to young students as to the methods by which scientific truth has been reached, including a general sketch of the history of science in past times, yet I have also wished to avail myself of this opportunity to enter my earnest protest against the transmutation theory, revived of late with so much ability, and so generally received. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Education Through Nature Study written by John P. Munson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Education Through Nature Study: Foundations and Methods This work is the result of a course of lectures delivered by the author on Methods of Science-teaching. It owes its form and content, first, to impressions concerning the scope and character of current nature-study literature; and second, to impressions regarding the general scientific preparation of teachers who have been under his instruction and supervision in institute, normal school, and normal training-school work. Current nature-study literature, dealing chiefly with the facts of nature study, fails to aid the teacher in two important difficulties where help seems to be most needed, namely: (1) many teachers fail to grasp the real significance and importance of the subject; (2) they do not know how to handle the subject, - how to begin, how to continue, and how to end the study of an object. This book is an attempt to remove those difficulties. The facts of natural science are so numerous that they cannot be condensed into a small volume. Besides, even a complete catalogue of all the facts of nature cannot be substituted for a proper study of nature itself. Nature study in book form is a contradiction in terms. The "book of nature" has its own message to give to the inquiring mind; and this message can be communicated only by nature itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Natural History written by Louis Agassiz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Natural History: In a Series of Lectures Delivered in the Hall of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New-York Before he had passed the age of thirty-four, Agassiz had been made a member of every scientific academy in Europe. Many universities invited him to become one among their Professors; and the cities of Edinburgh and Dublin, in both of which he received the degree of LL.D. Enrolled him in the number of their citizens. His personal influence induced several persons of distinction to engage in the study of Natural History; among others, Sir Philip Egerton and Lord Enniskillen, whose collections are known to all paleontologists. The reputation and influence of M. Agassiz have rendered the little town of Neufchatel a nursery of Science, resorted to from all parts of Europe; and on his recommendation a young pupil of his, Dr. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Methods of Study in Natural History written by Louis Agassiz and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Natural History written by Worthington Hooker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Natural History: For the Use of Schools and Families There are many good books on Zoology, or Nat ural History, as it is commonly termed; but none are properly adapted to instruction in schools. Some of them are too popular in their character, and some, on the other hand, are too scientific, or, rather, contain too many of the details of science; while in all there is too much matter, so that the pupil is confused with the multitude Of things brought to View, and there fore obtains definite ideas of but few of them. I have aimed in this book to avoid these defects. My object has been to cull out from the immense mass of mate rial which Zoology presents that which every well-ih formed person ought to know, excluding all which is of interest and value only to those who intend to be thorough zoologists. It seems to have been forgotten by most writers Of text-books on the natural sciences that a book for common study should be very different from a book for reference. Their books are therefore cumbered with much that is not Of any use to the great body of pupils. The true plan for instruction in schools re quires that, while the class book should contain, clearly stated, only that which all ought to know, the teacher should have some works on the subject Of a more extended character, to which he can refer when ever occasion calls for it. If a Spirit Of inquiry be awakened in the class (as it surely will be if the text-book be of the right stamp and the teacher use it aright), questions will occasion ally be asked which will call for information that must be gathered from larger works, or perchance from the teacher's own observation. This leads me to say that no text-book is rightly constructed that does not excite this spirit of inquiry and observation on the part Of both teacher and pupil. The more it does so, the more fully is the true Object of teaching attain ed; for the communication Of knowledge is by no means Of so much importance as the imparting to the mind the power and the disposition to acquire it of itself. Especially is this true of such a study as Zoology, which presents to the pupil abundant mate rial for observation on every hand, in the garden and in the field, on the land, in the water, and in the air. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Methods of Teaching History Classic Reprint written by A. D. White and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Methods of Teaching History In America nothing has heretofore been published of such value as Methods of Historical Study, by Dr. H. B. Adams, in the Johns Hopkins University Studies, in His torical and Political Science, which he edits. Baltimore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The New Natural History Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Richard Lydekker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New Natural History, Vol. 1 N correspondence and in the course Of my lectures I have been asked a great many times to name some reliable text-book that would serve as a guide in the study of American Zoology, and hitherto, I have been unable to do so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural History Classic Reprint written by William Swainson and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural History (1.) To form a just estimate of the relative position of any science at a given period, it is necessary that the prominent events in its history be rightly understood. It seems, therefore, expedient to commence this discourse with a slight sketch of the rise and progress of zoological science; or, more properly, of the progressive discovery of the forms, structures, and habits belonging to the animal world; a world replete with such an infinity of beings, each possessing so many peculiarities of habit and economy, that, notwithstanding the united efforts of human research for thousands of years, there is not one of them whose history, as yet, can be pronounced complete. (2.) The vast and diversified field of enquiry over which zoology extends, and the many distinct portions into which it is now distributed, render it extremely difficult to embrace the whole in one general exposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Sphere of Science written by Frank Sargent Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sphere of Science: A Study of the Nature and Method of Scientific Investigation The primary object of this book is to point out with clearness what it is that constitutes a science, and to set forth with some detail what are the grounds upon which every science rests and what are the principles and rules that must be followed in order to construct one. It is maintained from the first chapter to the last that every department of knowledge is capable of scientific treatment and must be so treated before any great advance can be made towards a consistent and rational conception of the universe. Marvellous progress in some directions has without doubt been made during the last fifty years, owing to the rapid development of the physical sciences; but a lofty and symmetrical civilization will not be realized until all the other sciences are exalted to their true place in the general system. The chief need of our time in all departments of thought is not so much more facts as a more rational treatment of the facts already at hand. Nearly all the sciences are now undergoing a radical reconstruction; but "The New Astronomy," "The New Chemistry," "The New Political Economy," "The New Psychology," and "The New Theology" are not so much the products of new facts as of a more thoroughgoing and scientific way of looking at the old ones. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Nature Study written by Sidney Sheddon Silcox and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Nature Study: Its Psychology, Method and Matter The process of remaking experience is inseparably united with expression. This process is from the vague to the definite, from real to ideal. This latter expression is apt to be misinterpreted unless restated in other words. We mean by it here that education is a process by which the individual becomes more and more independent of material things as a stimulus to thought and in expressing thought. Thought and expression cannot be divorced. The power of expres sion, though conditioned by thought, is yet the means by which thought is made definite, and is thus communicated to others. The growth of mind is a process of analysis followed by synthesis. A child should not be allowed to analyze anything without following up that mental process by an act of synthesis, i. E., expression. The expression is the visible Sign by which we can value the thought, and it determines the nature and the extent of analysis of the material of study. This correlation of analysis and synthesis is so fundamentally important that the psychology of any subject is necessarily dependent upon it. A basket may be analyzed and if so, one should be made like it. Natural objects are analyzed, often the only possible synthesis is a drawing of the object, but this form of expression is possible to any great extent, only after eight years of age. To determine the extent of the analysis which may be made at any age, we have only to determine the power of expression possible at that age. A child is quite able to analyze, that is, to tear to pieces, mechanically, a delicate flower, but if he is unable to represent this analysis, either by a drawing, by a model, or by words, the analysis is a waste of time; nay, worse, it gives the destructive bent of the mind an impetus, which, unbalanced as it is by constructive ability, can lead only to mental dissipation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Methods of Study in Natural History written by L. Agassiz and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Science of Describing written by Brian W. Ogilvie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the diverse traditions of medical humanism, classical philology, and natural philosophy, Renaissance naturalists created a new science devoted to discovering and describing plants and animals. Drawing on published natural histories, manuscript correspondence, garden plans, travelogues, watercolors, and drawings, The Science of Describing reconstructs the evolution of this discipline of description through four generations of naturalists. In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, naturalists focused on understanding ancient and medieval descriptions of the natural world, but by the mid-sixteenth century naturalists turned toward distinguishing and cataloguing new plant and animal species. To do so, they developed new techniques of observing and recording, created botanical gardens and herbaria, and exchanged correspondence and specimens within an international community. By the early seventeenth century, naturalists began the daunting task of sorting through the wealth of information they had accumulated, putting a new emphasis on taxonomy and classification. Illustrated with woodcuts, engravings, and photographs, The Science of Describing is the first broad interpretation of Renaissance natural history in more than a generation and will appeal widely to an interdisciplinary audience.

Download or read book Popular Natural History Classic Reprint written by J. G. Wood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Popular Natural History IN order to understand any science rightly, it needs that the student should proceed to its contemplation in an orderly manner, arranging in his mind the various portions of which it is composed, and endeavouring, as far as possible, to follow that classification which best accords with nature. The result of any infringement of this rule is always a confusion of ideas, which is sure to lead to misapprehension. So, in the study of living beings, it is necessary to adhere to some determinate order, or the mind becomes bewildered among the countless myriads of living creatures that fill earth, air, and water. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Everyday Objects written by W. H. Davenport Adams and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Everyday Objects: Or Picturesque Aspects of Natural History Let us take, for example, the study of nature. N 0 science, assuredly, Ought to prove more attractive to the mind than natural history. Yet mark h'ow repulsive zoology, botany, and mineralogy are made at the very outset, by the dry ness of their nomenclatures and the dreariness of their classifications. Undoubtedly, it is necessary to lay down a course of study in the midst of the marvels which every where surround us; undoubtedly names are required for the objects which attract our notice. But are not the methods we employ directly Opposed to the end we set before ourselves? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Guide to Nature Study written by Mattie Rose Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Guide to Nature-Study: For the Use of Teachers The author has undertaken this work in the hope that it may be helpful to those teachers who are struggling in what, to them, is a comparatively new field of study. It is hoped that those, who have not yet taken advantage of the opportunities which Nature-study affords, may be induced to consider the benefits of this subject to the pupil and to the general work of the school. The general purpose of the book is to set forth the true aim of Nature-study and thus to lay the foundation for correct methods in conducting it. In this it will be noted that emphasis is placed on the education of the child through his self-activity and by and through the realities of nature. Part I deals with the Pedagogics of Nature-study. It endeavors to show that the best education can be obtained not by studying man alone - his history, language and literature - nor by studying natural science alone, but by taking a stand, as it were, midway between them, and uniting the two. In other words, it is to be obtained by studying man in relation to his environment - physical, intellectual and spiritual. Nature-study deals particularly with the child's physical environment, and, if properly conducted, relates this environment to his intellectual and spiritual needs, and thus gives him a higher conception of life. Part II endeavors to show through "type-lessons" the mode of dealing with different departments of nature and the method of correlating Nature-study with the expressive work of the school - drawing, modelling, composition, literature and reading. Individual rather than collective work is prominent; at every step, the "how" and "why" of the child are emphasized. It will be readily seen that "cram" is impossible in true Nature-lessons, since many of the type-questions will require months of observation before they can be answered. Part III must not be regarded as Nature-study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.