Diversions of a Naturalist

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Author

Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929

Credits

Produced by Alan, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QH: Science: Natural history

Subject

Natural history

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 61195

Release Date

January 19, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.DIVERSIONS OF A NATURALIST
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.CHAPTER I ON A NORWEGIAN FIORD
6. 6.CHAPTER II NATURE-RESERVES
7. 7.CHAPTER III FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE GREAT GREY SEAL
9. 9.CHAPTER V THE GROUSE AND OTHER BIRDS
10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE SAND AND PEBBLES OF THE SEASHORE
11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE CONSTITUENTS OF A SEABEACH
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII QUICKSANDS AND FIRE-STONES
13. 13.CHAPTER IX AMBER
14. 14.CHAPTER X SEA-WORMS AND SEA-ANEMONES
15. 15.CHAPTER XI CORAL-MAKERS AND JELLY-FISH
16. 16.CHAPTER XII SHRIMPS, CRABS, AND BARNACLES
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII BARNACLES AND OTHER CRUSTACEANS
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV THE HISTORY OF THE BARNACLE AND THE GOOSE
19. 19.CHAPTER XV MORE AS TO THE BARNACLE AND THE GOOSE
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI SEA-SHELLS ON THE SEASHORE
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII SAND-HOPPERS
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII A SWISS INTERLUDE
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX SCIENCE AND DANCING
24. 24.CHAPTER XX COURTSHIP
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI COURTSHIP IN ANIMALS AND MAN
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII COURTSHIP AND DISPLAY
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII COURTSHIP, INSTINCT AND REASON
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV DADDY-LONG-LEGS
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV THE MOTH AND THE CANDLE
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI FROM APE TO MAN
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII THE SKELETON OF APES AND OF MAN
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII THE BRAIN OF APES AND OF MAN
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX THE MIND OF APES AND OF MAN
34. 34.CHAPTER XXX THE MISSING LINK
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI THE SUPPLY OF PURE MILK
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII CHRISTMAS TREES AND OTHER PINE TREES
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII THE LYMPH AND THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV THE BLOOD AND ITS CIRCULATION
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV FISH AND FAST DAYS
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI SCIENCE AND THE UNKNOWN
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII DIVINATION AND PALMISTRY
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVIII TOADS FOUND LIVING IN STONE
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXIX THE DIVINING-ROD
44. 44.CHAPTER XL BIRTH-MARKS AND TELEGONY
45. 45.CHAPTER XLI HOW TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY BY MONEY
46. 46.INDEX

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