Project Gutenberg 2010-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 174 Gosse, Philip Henry 1810 1888 Gosse, P. H. (Philip Henry) The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The extinct -- The marvellous -- Mermaids -- The self-immured -- Hybernation of swallows -- The crested and wattled snake -- The doubtful -- Fascination -- Serpent-charming -- Beauty -- Parasites -- Appendix. Produced by Barbara Tozier, Odessa Paige Turner, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Romance of Natural History, Second Series" by Philip Henry Gosse is a scientific publication likely written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the fascinating relationship between natural history and human perception, focusing on the themes of extinction and the marvels of the natural world, with an emphasis on the ancient and extinct species that once roamed the Earth. Through a blend of scientific inquiry and narrative, Gosse illustrates the dynamic and evolving history of life on our planet. At the start of the work, the author reflects on the poignant subject of species extinction, comparing the death of individual animals to the broader tragedy of entire species vanishing from existence. Gosse discusses various extinct creatures, highlighting their unique characteristics and the implications of their demise for biodiversity and the environment. He also describes ancient habitats and contrasting climates that have changed over time, setting up an exploration of the relationships between man, animals, and the geological processes that have shaped life on Earth. This opening sets a thoughtful and inquisitive tone, inviting readers to ponder the fragility of life and the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 779785 779753 2024-09-14T04:38:37.722811 2023-09-14T09:32:35.816517 text/html text/html 787387 2016-07-16T10:27:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3862577 2016-07-16T10:27:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3788423 2024-09-14T04:38:51.882828 application/epub+zip 3791614 2024-09-14T04:38:40.998832 application/epub+zip 365837 2024-09-14T04:38:39.161819 application/epub+zip 4084592 2024-09-14T04:38:59.423702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4020518 2024-09-14T04:38:49.689769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605244 2022-09-15T06:24:03.136431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657719 657590 2024-09-14T04:38:35.870879 2023-09-14T09:32:34.064540 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 657342 2016-07-16T10:27:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 256505 2016-07-16T10:27:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 657494 2016-07-16T10:27:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256329 2016-07-16T10:27:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20234 2024-09-14T04:38:59.638730 application/rdf+xml 15492 2024-09-14T04:38:39.585850 image/jpeg 3634 2024-09-14T04:38:39.371849 image/jpeg 4452874 2024-09-14T04:38:37.850831 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia