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The story of the universe (vol 4 of 4)

The story of the universe (vol 4 of 4)

by Esther Singleton

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Editor
Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
Title
The story of the universe. Volume 4 (of 4) : The earth's creatures : fauna
Original Publication
New York: P.F. Collier and Son, 1905.
Credits
John Campbell 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
Q: Science
Subject
Earth (Planet)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77914
Release Date
February 11, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.CONTENTS
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE — OMNIPRESENCE OF LIFE — George Henry Lewes
  8. 8.THE ANIMAL KINGDOM — Thomas H. Huxley
  9. 9.THE FOUR CLASSES — Baron Cuvier
  10. 10.DEEP SEA FAUNA — Lord Kelvin
  11. 11.“THE MIMIC FIRES OF OCEAN” — G. Clarke Nuttall
  12. 12.THE JELLY-FISH AND OTHER HYDROZOA — P. Martin Duncan
  13. 13.FISHES — Andrew Wilson
  14. 14.WONDERS OF THE SHORE — Charles Kingsley
  15. 15.CRABS, PRAWNS, AND LOBSTERS — Philip Henry Gosse
  16. 16.REPTILES — Peter Mark Roget
  17. 17.THE CLASSIFICATION AND ORIGIN OF INSECTS — Lord Avebury
  18. 18.INSECTS: THEIR WINGS, STINGS, EARS, AND EYES — Philip Henry Gosse
  19. 19.FAIRY FLIES — Fred. Enock
  20. 20.INSECT TRANSFORMATIONS — Andrew Wilson
  21. 21.STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE — Charles Darwin
  22. 22.NATURAL SELECTION — Charles Darwin
  23. 23.MAMMALIA — Baron Cuvier
  24. 24.ZOOLOGICAL ZONES — Sir Richard Owen
  25. 25.GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS — William Hughes
  26. 26.CETACEA — Peter Mark Roget
  27. 27.HUNTING AND FISHING OF ANIMALS — Frédéric Houssay
  28. 28.THE DEATH-FEIGNING INSTINCT — W. H. Hudson
  29. 29.BIRDS — J. Arthur Thomson
  30. 30.MIMICRY — David Robertson
  31. 31.DWELLINGS — Frédéric Houssay
  32. 32.MAN’S FIRST APPEARANCE — Boyd Dawkins
  33. 33.MAN’S PRIMITIVE CONDITION — Duke of Argyll
  34. 34.RACES OF MANKIND — William Hughes
  35. 35.THE HUMAN RACE — Louis Figuier
  36. 36.INDEX
  37. 37.FOOTNOTES:
  38. 38.Untitled

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