{"product_id":"evenings-at-the-microscope-or-researches-among-the-minuter-organs-and-forms-of-animal-life-paperback-9781108081269","title":"Evenings at the Microscope; Or, Researches among the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108081269","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEvenings at the Microscope\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, Researches among the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn entertaining and illustrated 1859 study of life through the lens of a microscope by an English naturalist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Henry Gosse (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108081269, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 July 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e524 pages, 114 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEnglish zoologist Philip Henry Gosse (1810–88) spent several years studying the biodiversity of habitats in North America and the Caribbean. His Naturalist's Sojourn in Jamaica (1851) is reissued in this series. When he settled on the Devonshire coast, the area proved equally rich for research. In this 1859 publication, the deeply religious Gosse considers the 'Divine mechanics' of animal body parts and microorganisms seen through the lens of a microscope. He leads the reader through a selection of specimens ranging from a hog's bristle to the shoe-like protist Paramecium. Gosse's writing style, enlivened with anecdotes and literary references, earned him considerable appreciation among Victorian audiences. His entertaining text is complemented by more than 100 illustrations which showcase his draughtsmanship. While the work shares its year of publication with Darwin's groundbreaking Origin of Species, Gosse's religious views firmly shaped his interpretation of the specimens on show.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Hairs, feathers, and scales\u003cbr\u003e 2. Blood\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mollusca\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sea-mats and shelly corallines\u003cbr\u003e 5. Insects: wings and their appendages\u003cbr\u003e 6. Insects: their breathing organs\u003cbr\u003e 7. Insects: their feet\u003cbr\u003e 8. Insects: stings and ovipositors\u003cbr\u003e 9. Insects: their mouths\u003cbr\u003e 10. Insects: their eyes and ears\u003cbr\u003e 11. Crabs and shrimps\u003cbr\u003e 12. Barnacles\u003cbr\u003e 13. Spiders and mites\u003cbr\u003e 14. Wheel-bearers\u003cbr\u003e 15. Worms\u003cbr\u003e 16. Sea-urchins and sea-cucumbers\u003cbr\u003e 17. Jelly-fishes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Zoophytes\u003cbr\u003e 19. Sea-anenomes: their weapons\u003cbr\u003e 20. Protozoa and sponges\u003cbr\u003e 21 Infusoria\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005785067800,"sku":"9781108081269","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108081269i.jpg?v=1696751804","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/evenings-at-the-microscope-or-researches-among-the-minuter-organs-and-forms-of-animal-life-paperback-9781108081269","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}