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THE
BEAUTIES OF NATURE
AND THE
WONDERS OF THE WORLD
WE LIVE IN
BY
THE RIGHT HON.
SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, BART., M.P.
F.R.S., D.C.L., LL.D.
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
PLATES
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II
ON ANIMAL LIFE
CHAPTER II
ON ANIMAL LIFE
GROWTH AND METAMORPHOSES
RUDIMENTARY ORGANS
MODIFICATIONS
COLOUR
COMMUNITIES
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III
ON ANIMAL LIFE—continued
CHAPTER III
ON ANIMAL LIFE—continued.
SLEEP
SENSES
SENSE OF DIRECTION
NUMBER OF SPECIES
IMPORTANCE OF THE SMALLER ANIMALS
SIZE OF ANIMALS
COMPLEXITY OF ANIMAL STRUCTURE
LENGTH OF LIFE
ON INDIVIDUALITY
ANIMAL IMMORTALITY
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IV
ON PLANT LIFE
CHAPTER IV
ON PLANT LIFE
SNAPDRAGON
FURZE, BROOM, AND LABURNUM
SWEET PEA
PRIMULA
THE NOTTINGHAM CATCHFLY
THE HEATH
BEES AND FLIES
PAST HISTORY OF FLOWERS
FRUITS AND SEEDS
LEAVES
AQUATIC PLANTS
ON HAIRS
INFLUENCE OF SOIL
ON SEEDLINGS
SLEEP OF PLANTS
BEHAVIOUR OF LEAVES IN RAIN
MIMICRY
ANTS AND PLANTS
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS
IMPERFECTION OF OUR KNOWLEDGE
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V
WOODS AND FIELDS
CHAPTER V
WOODS AND FIELDS
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VI
MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER VI
MOUNTAINS
THE ORIGIN OF MOUNTAINS
VOLCANOES
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VII
WATER
CHAPTER VII
WATER
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VIII
RIVERS AND LAKES
ON THE DIRECTIONS OF RIVERS
THE CONFLICTS AND ADVENTURES OF RIVERS
ON LAKES
ON THE CONFIGURATION OF VALLEYS
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IX
THE SEA
CHAPTER IX
THE SEA
SEA LIFE
THE OCEAN DEPTHS
CORAL ISLANDS
THE SOUTHERN SKIES
THE POLES
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER X
THE STARRY HEAVENS
CHAPTER X
THE STARRY HEAVENS
THE MOON
THE SUN
THE PLANETS
MERCURY
VENUS
THE EARTH
MARS
THE MINOR PLANETS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
ORIGIN OF THE PLANETARY SYSTEM
COMETS
SHOOTING STARS
THE STARS
NEBULÆ
FOOTNOTES:
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