Project Gutenberg 2016-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 75 Harper, John 06019632 Glimpses of Ocean Life; Or, Rock-Pools and the Lessons they Teach Produced by Chris Whitehead, K.D. Thornton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Glimpses of Ocean Life; Or, Rock-Pools and the Lessons they Teach" by John Harper is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into marine zoology, focusing on the study of various sea creatures, ecosystems found in rock pools, and their relationship with human understanding of nature. Harper aims to convey the beauty and complexity of marine life, encouraging readers to appreciate the lessons that can be drawn from these natural wonders. At the start of this volume, the author introduces the reader to the joys of studying marine zoology, juxtaposing it against the often-dismissive views of certain academic and general audiences. Harper asserts that even the small and seemingly insignificant organisms like crabs can have profound interest and beauty. He also hints at the broad range of topics to follow, including the invisible world of microscopic life and favorite sea creatures like sea anemones. The opening portion sets a tone of engagement with nature, inviting readers to explore the delicate intricacies of ocean life and the hidden marvels within simple rock pools. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animal behavior Marine animals -- Juvenile literature QL Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 552347 552352 2024-09-22T04:14:12.237269 2023-09-22T15:29:14.840784 text/html text/html 554580 2016-07-28T14:04:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1367163 2016-07-28T14:05:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1577147 2024-09-22T04:14:23.975195 application/epub+zip 1587877 2024-09-22T04:14:14.849226 application/epub+zip 262718 2024-09-22T04:14:13.571459 application/epub+zip 1783498 2024-09-22T04:14:30.002181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1719473 2024-09-22T04:14:22.130195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396909 2022-09-23T23:58:49.393020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466328 466226 2024-09-22T04:14:10.641310 2023-09-22T15:29:13.250746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 466469 2016-07-28T14:04:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 180656 2016-07-28T14:05:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 466223 2016-07-28T14:05:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180522 2016-07-28T14:05:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20038 2024-09-22T04:14:30.154159 application/rdf+xml 28132 2024-09-22T04:14:13.713232 image/jpeg 3894 2024-09-22T04:14:13.642240 image/jpeg 1400130 2024-09-22T04:14:12.330279 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