Contributions to the history of American natural history.
By: Introd. by Keir S. Sterling.
Series: Natural sciences in America
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Natural history -- United States -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Barton, B. S. A discourse on some of the principal desiderata in natural history, and on the best means of promoting the study of this science, in the United States.; title: Clinton, D. An introductory discourse delivered before the Literary and Philosophical Society of NY on the fourth of May, 1814.; title: Rafinesque, C. S. Survey of the progress and actual state of natural sciences in the United States of America, from the beginning of this century to the present time.; title: Featherstonhaugh, G. W. On the comparative encouragement given to the study of natural history in Europe and North America.; title: Richardson, J. Report on North American zoology.; title: Bentham, G. Address of George Bentham, Esq., FRS, president, read at the anniversary meeting of the Linnaean Society, on Friday, May 24, 1867.; title: Coues, E. An account of the various publications relating to the travels of Lewis and Clarke, with a commentary on the zoological results of their expedition.; title: Wheeler, G. M. Memoir upon the voyages, discoveries, explorations, and surveys to and at the west coast of North America and interior of the United States west of the Mississippi River between 1500 and 1880.; title: Goode, G. B. The beginnings of natural history in America.; title: Goode, G. B. The beginnings of American science: the third century.