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 Project Gutenberg 2012-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 123 Lindsay, B. 1917 Stories of the Universe: Animal Life Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The story of animal life -- How animals adapt themselves to circumstances -- Classification: the sorting of the animal kingdom -- The one-celled animals, or Protozoa -- The Coelenterata -- The sponges -- The Vermes or worms -- The Arthropoda: lobsters, spiders, and insects -- The Mollusca, or shell-fish -- The Brachiopoda, or lamp-shells -- The moss-corals, or Polyzoa -- The Echinodermata -- The Chordata -- The Vertebrata -- Man -- How zoologists do their work. Produced by Robert Baruch, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Stories of the Universe: Animal Life" by B. Lindsay is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work explores the complexity and diversity of animal life, drawing upon modern scientific discoveries, particularly those facilitated by the microscope. It discusses various aspects of zoology, including the structure, classification, and adaptation of animals within the grand narrative of life's evolution. At the start of the book, the author emphasizes the profound impact of the microscope on our understanding of animal life, illustrating how it has allowed scientists to explore tiny creatures invisible to the naked eye. The opening chapters lay a foundation by discussing the historical context of animal classification and the significance of cellular structure in all living organisms. Examples of small aquatic animals are highlighted, introducing the reader to the vast and often overlooked world of microscopic life that underpins the broader animal kingdom. The author argues that the intricacies of animal life provide a rich source of wonder and knowledge, reminiscent of the myths and legends of the past that have now been replaced by the realistic marvels of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40362/40362-h/images/cover.jpg en Animals Zoology QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 368544 368257 2024-10-17T05:49:11.571311 2023-09-17T13:49:00.378978 text/html text/html 356798 2012-07-28T13:39:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1876420 2012-07-28T13:39:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1766453 2024-10-17T05:49:21.972243 application/epub+zip 1769920 2024-10-17T05:49:14.436302 application/epub+zip 194301 2024-10-17T05:49:12.310291 application/epub+zip 2164658 2024-10-17T05:49:26.844216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2113694 2024-10-17T05:49:19.683291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269500 2022-09-18T13:04:06.473895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295710 295613 2024-10-17T05:49:10.361450 2023-09-17T13:48:59.328941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 295452 2012-07-28T13:39:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108345 2012-07-28T13:39:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295522 2012-07-28T13:39:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108294 2012-07-28T13:39:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21958 2024-10-17T05:49:27.001221 application/rdf+xml 17713 2024-10-17T05:49:12.429283 image/jpeg 2566 2024-10-17T05:49:12.371283 image/jpeg 1877642 2024-10-17T05:49:11.730330 application/octet-stream application/zip