Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick (History of Ecology) - Hardcover

Linnaeus, Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0405104065 ISBN 13: 9780405104060

Publisher: Ayer Co Pub, 1978

Synopsis

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1775 Excerpt: ...and low education. Amongst ourselves, in great cities, in large towns, and at academies, the searching into nature ceases now to be uncommon. Nor is this question ever heard among men of solid learning. It is chiefly, and frequently put iri the more remote provinces by the inferior order of people; who think of nothing but indulging their low appetites, and look on every thing as useless, which does not serve that purpose. When electrical experiments first began to make a noise in the world, Samuel Klingensti M 2 eriM erna was sent for by his majesty Frederic the first to shew him some of the electrical phænomena. When all was over, a man of great rank, who happened to be one of the spectators on this occasion, said with a sneer, "Mr. "Klingensticrna, of what use is all this?w Klingenstierna replyed with some acuteness; « Sir, this very objection was made to me by J. C (this J. C. was a very rich dry falter). Upon which the king said smiling, to the nobleman, i think he has given it you. Such men as these resemble more the brute creation, than rational creatures. They do not consider, that the allwise Creator made every thing for man's use.They forget that every thing which was created at the beginning was declared to be good. To these men whatever is curious is disgustfull, and inquiries into nature are deemed mere folly. Ternstom (Christ.) when he went with the Ostend fleet to the East Indies, was treated with contempt by some of the company for his curiosity. They thought nothing of consequence, but what belonged to the winds, and waves. Belloniui in his Observations, p. 3. say» the same happened to him. Bart Bartscius (John) when he arrived at Surinam, where he went in order to make observations in natural history, was despised ...

About this edition

• Publisher: Ayer Co Pub
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0405104065
• ISBN 13: 9780405104060
• Binding: Hardcover