Project Gutenberg 2010-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 444 Harvey, E. Newton (Edmund Newton) 1887 1959 Harvey, Edmund Newton 20017591 The Nature of Animal Light Produced by Simon Gardner, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Nature of Animal Light" by E. Newton Harvey is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the phenomenon of bioluminescence, specifically focusing on the mechanisms behind light production in animals and plants. It delves into the historical context of light-emitting organisms and aims to provide a detailed analysis of the physical and chemical processes involved in bioluminescence. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the concept of bioluminescence and tracing its recognition throughout history, highlighting early theories that attempted to explain its occurrence in various organisms. Harvey discusses ancient observations of luminous animals by notable figures such as Aristotle and Robert Boyle, detailing the understanding of luminous phenomena, such as the glow of certain fungi and the phosphorescence of marine organisms. The author emphasizes the diverse distribution of luminous species across various biological groups, establishing that while some light production is secondary (due to bacterial infection), many organisms generate light intrinsically. This groundwork prepares readers for a deeper examination of the complex interplay between biology, physics, and chemistry in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Phosphorescence QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 498518 498525 2024-09-14T12:07:33.765991 2023-09-15T07:04:40.461380 text/html text/html 474127 2010-11-26T16:22:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 4534045 2010-11-26T16:29:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4778961 2024-09-14T12:07:48.249882 application/epub+zip 4767636 2024-09-14T12:07:36.772978 application/epub+zip 205932 2024-09-14T12:07:34.878945 application/epub+zip 4950825 2024-09-14T12:07:55.325895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4892958 2024-09-14T12:07:45.819851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368269 2022-09-15T15:47:42.592993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369400 2024-09-14T12:07:31.409924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 368749 2010-11-26T16:22:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 124677 2010-11-26T16:29:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 368614 2010-11-26T16:24:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124498 2010-11-26T16:29:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369500 2010-11-26T16:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124283 2010-11-26T16:29:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21149 2024-09-14T12:07:55.522807 application/rdf+xml 13784 2024-09-14T12:07:35.618900 image/jpeg 3820 2024-09-14T12:07:35.308924 image/jpeg 4621052 2024-09-14T12:07:33.989103 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