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100 1 _aIngersoll, Ernest,
_d1852-1946
245 1 0 _aZoölogy: The Science of Animal Life :
_bPopular Science Library, Volume XII (of 16), P. F. Collier & Son Company, 1922
246 1 _aZoology: The Science of Animal Life Popular Science Library, Volume XII (of 16), P. F. Collier & Son Company, 1922
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-02-08
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Haragos Pál, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net)
520 _a"Zoölogy: The Science of Animal Life" by Ernest Ingersoll is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work provides an extensive survey of the entirety of animal life, emphasizing the diversity and complexity of both higher and lower organisms, and highlights the interdependence of different species within ecosystems. It discusses various groups of animals and their classifications while addressing different theories regarding the origin of life. The opening of the text delves into the historical quest to understand life's origin, starting with humanity's attempts to comprehend nature and the evolution of scientific inquiry over the years. Ingersoll outlines the various speculative theories surrounding how life might have begun on Earth, including ideas about meteoric origins and spontaneous generation. He emphasizes the necessity of studying living organisms and their biochemical frameworks to uncover the essence of life, introducing concepts such as cells and the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis as foundational elements in the relationship between plants and animals. This section establishes a philosophical grounding for the subsequent exploration of animal diversity, bridging scientific thought with the fundamental mysteries of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnimals
653 _aZoology
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48196
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