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Evenings at the Microscope

Name: Evenings at the Microscope
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 09182722
Price: 61.39 EUR
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Author: Philip Henry Gosse
ISBN: 9781108081269

Or, Researches among the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life

Philip Henry Gosse

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English

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Libristo code: 09182722

Publishers Cambridge University Press, July 2015

English zoologist Philip Henry Gosse (1810–88) spent several years studying the biodiversity of habi... Full description

Libristo code: 09182722

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English zoologist Philip Henry Gosse (1810–88) spent several years studying the biodiversity of habitats in North America and the Caribbean. His Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica (1851) is reissued in this series. When he settled on the Devonshire coast, the area proved equally rich for research. In this 1859 publication, the deeply religious Gosse considers the 'Divine mechanics' of animal body parts and microorganisms seen through the lens of a microscope. He leads the reader through a selection of specimens ranging from a hog's bristle to the shoe-like protist Paramecium. Gosse's writing style, enlivened with anecdotes and literary references, earned him considerable appreciation among Victorian audiences. His entertaining text is complemented by more than 100 illustrations which showcase his draughtsmanship. While the work shares its year of publication with Darwin's groundbreaking Origin of Species, Gosse's religious views firmly shaped his interpretation of the specimens on show.