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11 totalTHE CONCHOLOGIST’S FIRST BOOK: A SYSTEM OF TESTACEOUS MALACOLOGY, Arranged expressly for the use of Schools, IN WHICH THE ANIMALS, ACCORDING TO CUVIER, ARE GIVEN WITH THE SHELLS, A GREAT NUMBER OF NEW SPECIES ADDED, AND THE WHOLE BROUGHT UP, AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, TO THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE SCIENCE.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
INTRODUCTION.
EXPLANATION OF THE PARTS OF SHELLS.
CLASSIFICATION.
CLASS I. ANNULATA.
CLASS II. CIRRHIPEDA.
CLASS III. CONCHIFERA.
CLASS IV. MOLLUSCA.
Description
Stated by R.W. Griswold, in the International monthly magazine, Oct. 1850, to be a copy nearly verbatim, of the text-book of conchology by Captain Thomas Brown, printed in Glasgow in 1833.
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The Conchologist's First Book A System of Testaceous Malacology, Arranged Expressly for the Use of Schools, in Which the Animals, According to Cuvier, Are Given With the Shells, a Great Number of New Species Added, and the Whole Brought Up, as Accurately as Possible, to the Present Condition of the Science.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (245K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2021-04-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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About the authors
Edgar Allan Poe
1809–1849
A master of mystery, psychological suspense, and the macabre, this American writer helped shape the modern short story and detective tale. His poems and tales still feel eerie, musical, and surprisingly modern.
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Thomas Brown
1778–1820
A Scottish philosopher, physician, and poet, he became one of the best-known lecturers on moral philosophy in early 19th-century Edinburgh. His writing blends sharp analysis with an elegant, literary style that helped keep his ideas in circulation long after his short life ended.
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