Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 728 g
Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 728 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology
ISBN: 978-1-108-07365-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
In the 'Advertisement' to this 1784 two-volume work, Thomas Pennant (1726–98), zoologist and traveller, explains that his original intention was to record the zoology of North America 'when the empire of Great Britain was entire'. After the War of Independence, he changed his focus to the zoology (and people, archaeology and geology) of the Arctic regions of America, Europe and Siberia. The content of the volumes, one of the earliest works of systematic zoology published in Britain, is based on the writings of earlier zoologists, information obtained by Pennant from his scientific correspondents all over Europe and America, and his studies in private museums and collections. It is embellished with engravings of animals, birds, landscapes and artefacts. Volume 1 begins with an account of the various Arctic habitats, and describes the quadrupeds of these regions. Other works by Thomas Pennant are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Geschichte der Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Advertisement; Introduction: Of the Arctic world; Part I. Quadrupeds: 1. Hoofed; 2. Digitated quadrupeds; 3. Pinnated quadrupeds; 4. Winged.
