Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus

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Author

MacGillivray, William, 1796-1852

Title

Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History

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Produced by Charlene Taylor, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net.

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Zoologists

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Text

eBook-No.

34160

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34160

Release Date

October 29, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.BY W. MACGILLIVRAY, A.M., F.R.S.E., &c. — WITH A PORTRAIT OF LINNÆUS ENGRAVED BY HORSBURGH.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS. — INTRODUCTION. — ARISTOTLE. — SECTION I. — REMARKABLE EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF ARISTOTLE. — SECTION II. — ACCOUNT OF ARISTOTLE'S HISTORY OF ANIMALS. — PLINY THE ELDER. — ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS. — GESNER, BELON, SALVIANI, RONDELET, AND ALDROVANDI. — ZOOLOGISTS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. — JONSTON, GOEDART, REDI, AND SWAMMERDAM. — ZOOLOGISTS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. — RAY. — ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF RAY. — REAUMUR. — ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF REAUMUR. — LINNÆUS. — SECTION I. — BIRTH AND EDUCATION OF LINNÆUS. — SECTION II. — JOURNEY TO LAPLAND. — SECTION III. — STUDIES, ADVENTURES, AND TRAVELS OF LINNÆUS, FROM 1733 to 1738. — SECTION IV. — PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF LINNÆUS FROM 1738 TO 1741. — SECTION V. — COMMENCEMENT OF LINNÆUS'S ACADEMICAL CAREER. — SECTION VI. — TRAVELLING PUPILS OF LINNÆUS. — SECTION VII. — LINNÆUS'S OCCUPATIONS FROM 1750 TO 1770. — SECTION VIII. — ACCOUNT OF THE SYSTEMA NATURÆ OF LINNÆUS. — SECTION IX. — DECLINE AND DEATH OF LINNÆUS. — SECTION X. — CORRESPONDENCE OF LINNÆUS. — SECTION XI. — CHARACTER OF LINNÆUS. — SECTION XII. — CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF LINNÆUS. — SECTION XIII. — A BRIEF NOTICE OF LINNÆUS'S SON.
5. 5.LIVES OF EMINENT ZOOLOGISTS.
6. 6.Introduction. — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.ARISTOTLE. — SECTION I. — Remarkable Events in the Life of Aristotle. — SECTION II. — Account of Aristotle's History of Animals. — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.PLINY THE ELDER. — Account of his Life and Works. — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.GESNER, BELON, SALVIANI, RONDELET, AND ALDROVANDI. — Zoologists of the Sixteenth Century. — CONRAD GESNER. — PIERRE BELON. — HIPPOLITO SALVIANI. — GUILLAUME RONDELET. — ULYSSES ALDROVANDI. — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.JONSTON, GOEDART, REDI, AND SWAMMERDAM. — Zoologists of the Seventeenth Century. — JOHN JONSTON. — JOHN GOEDART. — FRANCIS REDI. — JOHN SWAMMERDAM. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.RAY. — Account of the Life and Writings of Ray. — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.REAUMUR. — Account of the Life and Writings of Reaumur. — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.LINNÆUS. — SECTION I. — Birth and Education of Linnæus. — SECTION II. — Journey to Lapland. — SECTION III. — Studies, Adventures, and Travels of Linnæus, from 1733 to 1738. — SECTION IV. — Principal Events in the Life of Linnæus from 1738 to 1741. — SECTION V. — Commencement of Linnæus's Academical Career. — SECTION VI. — Travelling Pupils of Linnæus. — SECTION VII. — Linnæus's Occupations from 1750 to 1770. — SECTION VIII. — Account of the Systema Naturæ of Linnæus. — SECTION IX. — Decline and Death of Linnæus. — SECTION X. — Correspondence of Linnæus. — SECTION XI. — Character of Linnæus. — SECTION XII. — Catalogue of the Works of Linnæus. — SECTION XIII. — A brief Notice of Linnæus's Son. — FOOTNOTES: — THE END. — PLAN OF THE EDINBURGH CABINET LIBRARY; CONTAINING A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS ALREADY PUBLISHED, WITH NOTICES OF THOSE WHICH ARE IN PREPARATION. — I.—HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND STATISTICS. — II—MARITIME DISCOVERY. — III.—NATURAL SCIENCE. — IV.—BIOGRAPHY.
14. 14.NEW ISSUE OF THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, SEVENTH EDITION. — PART I. OF THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, REVISED, CORRECTED, AND IMPROVED; AND INCLUDING THE SUPPLEMENTS TO THE LAST TWO EDITIONS. — BY PROFESSORS DUGALD STEWART, PLAYFAIR, & LESLIE, AND BY THE RIGHT HON. SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH. — EDITED BY PROFESSOR NAPIER. — MODE AND TERMS OF PUBLICATION.

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