Bøger af Hugh Edwin Strickland

This book is a collection of memoirs written by Hugh Edwin Strickland, a British geologist, ornithologist, and naturalist in the 19th century. The memoirs cover Strickland's travels and scientific observations throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and offer insight into his personal life and interests. Strickland was a pioneer in the field of natural history and this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the development of scientific thought during the Victorian era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Attempting to separate myth from reality, this illustrated 1848 monograph by Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811-53) and Alexander Gordon Melville (1819-1901) describes the dodo and other extinct birds from islands in the Indian Ocean. Analysing their osteology in detail, it is considered a seminal work on the topic.