The Elements of Herpetology and Ichthyology by William Ruschenberger (1807 - 1895).
This succinct little textbook from 1844 presents an introduction to herpetology and ichthyology. The information, albeit not current, is still interesting and of use as a general overview of reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Please note that the classification of the animals may have changed since this time, as well as their environmental status. The step back in time to hear the Victorian view of nature makes it a remarkable read in itself. The author was president of the Academy of Natural Sciences. ( A. Gramour)
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In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
This is it, the last in the this series of natural history books by William Ruschenberger. It has been my mission since 2011 to get all of them out there. The others, The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology, The Elements of Botany, The Elements of Entomology, The Elements of Geology, The Elements of Mammalogy, The Elements of Ornithology, and The Elements of Conchology, are all in the catalog now. It is exciting to be on the last one. I expect it will be the only herpetology textbook in audio free to the world.
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Hi Nichalia,
I signed you up for them.
Thank you!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Well, I wasn't going to make any claims in March, but I would like to take 11,12 the two glossary sections. I think I did this for one of the other books, probably the anatomy one. I think it's kind of fun. Then we'll see what happens.
Thanks for working on this one Ruschenberger book, too! I signed you up for the glossary.
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Hi,
Section 5 is in. More are recorded by I have editing to do. https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/herp_05_ruschenberger_128kb.mp3
22:46
There is a tremendous amount that isn't up to date in this one. Apparently amphibians had not been established and these are all lumped in with reptiles. But of course it is expected to be inaccurate in places; it was early days.
Have a good day, All!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
p.s.
In these two sections I read some flow charts because they seemed to add to the text, but I can chop them out if they sound confusing.
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Hi Lucretia,
It is all yours.
Thank you for your claim!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Hi Amy--I've recorded and am editing my Section 06. The lesson ends with a rather hairy table on Page 90. Since your instructions said that we should not read the charts, I recorded the last sentence in two different ways. Could you let me know which way you prefer?
1. "...furnish naturalists with the basis for the division of the two groups into orders."
-OR-
2. "...furnish naturalists with the basis for the division of the two groups into orders as may be seen in the table on Page 90 of the text."
So I guess it depends on whether you want the written text referenced in that last sentence--? Or not. Or as far as actually recording the table on Page 90, I'll give it a shot if you would like me to do so.
Hi Lucretia,
I think it works good the first way
1. "...furnish naturalists with the basis for the division of the two groups into orders."
I definitely wouldn't tackle that chart!
Have a good night!
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
