New observations on the natural history of bees.
"The facts contained in this volume are deeply interesting to the naturalist. They not only elucidate the history of those industrious animals whose properties are the peculiar subject of investigation, but they present some new and singular features in physiology, which have hitherto been unkn...
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| Hōputu: | iPukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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Edinburgh :
John Anderson Jr.,
1808.
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| Putanga: | Second edition. |
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| Urunga tuihono: | APA PsycBooks |
| Whakarāpopototanga: | "The facts contained in this volume are deeply interesting to the naturalist. They not only elucidate the history of those industrious animals whose properties are the peculiar subject of investigation, but they present some new and singular features in physiology, which have hitherto been unknown, and even unsuspected. The industry of bees has proved a fertile source of admiration in all countries, and in every age, and mankind have unremittingly endeavoured to render it subservient either to their gratifications or emolument. Hence, innumerable theories, experiments, and observations have ensued, and uncommon patience has been displayed in prosecuting the enquiry. But although many interesting peculiarities have been discovered, they are so unaccountably interwoven with errors, that no subject has given birth to more absurdities than investigations into the history of bees; and unfortunately those treatises which are the most easily attained, and at this day, the most popular, only serve to give them a wider range, and to render it infinitely more difficult for the philosophic naturalist to eradicate them. A considerable portion of the following work is devoted to this purpose; and it belongs to the reader to judge of the success which has resulted from the experiments that have been employed"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | 1 online resource (xxv, 314 pages) Also issued in print. |
| Hōputu: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |