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A History of Infusoria, Living and Fossil
A History of Infusoria Living and Fossil Author:Andrew Pritchard Subtitle: Arranged According to the "infusionsthierchen" of C. H. Ehrenberg; Containing Coloured Engravings, Illustrative of All the Genera, and Descriptions of All the Species in That Work, With Several New Ones, to Which Is Appended an Account of Those Recently Discovered in the Chalk Formations General Books publication date: 2009 Original ... more »publication date: 1842 Original Publisher: Whittaker Subjects: Infusoria Nature / Fossils Science / Earth Sciences / Geology Science / Life Sciences / Biology / Microbiology Science / Nuclear Physics Science / Paleontology Science / Physics Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 29. The study of the Infusoria has led to a more distinct and conclusive notion of animal organization generally, and the limits which circumscribe the animal form ; from which all plants and minerals, that want the animal organic system, are strongly and distinctly separated. 30. Finally, -- it results from these inquiries, that experience shows an unfathomableness of organic creations, when attention is directed to the smallest space, as it does of stars, when reverting to the most immense. Section I. -- Localities and Appearance of Infusoria in Masses. In investigating most branches of practical science, especially those relating to Natural History, the subjects to which our observations are to be directed are generally difficult of attainment, and the inquiry cannot be prosecuted without considerable inconvenience. This, however, is not the case with respect to the Infusorial Animalcules. We can examine them in our chamber, at any leisure moment we like, and at any time or season; and we can procure them, at least the ordinary kinds, such...« less