The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page vii
Mr . Belt , whose untimely death may well be deplored by naturalists , was by
profession an engineer , so that all his admirable observations in natural history
in Nicaragua and elsewhere , were the fruit of his leisure . The book is direct and
...
Mr . Belt , whose untimely death may well be deplored by naturalists , was by
profession an engineer , so that all his admirable observations in natural history
in Nicaragua and elsewhere , were the fruit of his leisure . The book is direct and
...
Page viii
... to put forth novel theories in geology and natural phenomena . Unorthodox as
they were when first promulgated , yet , silently and solidly , they commended
themselves to those who studied the facts and the inferences he drew from them .
... to put forth novel theories in geology and natural phenomena . Unorthodox as
they were when first promulgated , yet , silently and solidly , they commended
themselves to those who studied the facts and the inferences he drew from them .
Page xii
In the “ Natural History Transactions of Northumberland , Durham , and
Newcastle - on - Tyne , ” vol . vii . , 1879 , the following short memoir , by Mr .
Joseph Wright , giving some further details of Mr . Belt ' s career , appears“ Died
at Denver ...
In the “ Natural History Transactions of Northumberland , Durham , and
Newcastle - on - Tyne , ” vol . vii . , 1879 , the following short memoir , by Mr .
Joseph Wright , giving some further details of Mr . Belt ' s career , appears“ Died
at Denver ...
Page xiv
Whilst in Nova Scotia , where he sojourned for two or three years , he took an
active part in the Proceedings of the Nova - Scotian Institute of Natural Science ;
and the first geological paper printed in their Transactions is from his pen ; it is
also ...
Whilst in Nova Scotia , where he sojourned for two or three years , he took an
active part in the Proceedings of the Nova - Scotian Institute of Natural Science ;
and the first geological paper printed in their Transactions is from his pen ; it is
also ...
Page xv
He was a careful and accurate observer , and able with his pen to lay before the
world the results of his observations clearly and temperately . Whatever he
undertook he did it well , and in the departments of natural science to which he
applied ...
He was a careful and accurate observer , and able with his pen to lay before the
world the results of his observations clearly and temperately . Whatever he
undertook he did it well , and in the departments of natural science to which he
applied ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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