Author: Samuel Smiles

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Published: 2015-07-19

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9781331761204

Excerpt from The Life of a Scotch Naturalist: Thomas Edward Associate of the Linean Society The Life of a Scotch Naturalist appeared in 1876. After a life of hard work, Thomas Edward remained comparatively unknown, except to the natives of Banff. He had devoted the greater part of his leisure hours to the practical study of Natural History, and assisted many persons of influence in the same branch of science, though they knew nothing of his personal condition. He had discovered, by much labour and perseverance, many specimens of Crustacea in the Moray Firth, some of which were new to Britain, and others new to science. In consequence of his discoveries, and the assistance he had given to scientific men, he was elected an Associate of the Linnean Society in 1866; but shortly after, through ill health, he was unable to pursue his outdoor investigations, and was under the necessity of confining himself to his indoor trade of a working shoemaker. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.