How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts

How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts
Author: Robert Williams Wood
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2022-05-28
Genre: Humor
ISBN:

How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts is a book by Robert Williams Wood. It presents the reader with a manual for flornithology; the classification of the resemblance between certain birds and flowers.

How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts

How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts
Author: Robert Williams Wood
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2021-04-25
Genre: Humor
ISBN:

How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts is a book by Robert Williams Wood. It presents the reader with a manual for flornithology; the classification of the resemblance between certain birds and flowers.

How to Tell the Birds From the Flowers, and Other Wood-Cuts

How to Tell the Birds From the Flowers, and Other Wood-Cuts
Author: Robert Williams Wood
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2017-12-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780484129985

Excerpt from How to Tell the Birds From the Flowers, and Other Wood-Cuts: A Revised Manual of Flornithology for Beginners The works of Gray and Audubon, Avoiding though the frequent blunders Of those who N ature's wonders. 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.

Animal Analogues: Verses and Illustrations

Animal Analogues: Verses and Illustrations
Author: Robert Williams Wood
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2019-12-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN:

This book is a collection of short poems about animals, written in a manner meant to amuse the readers. Some of the included titles are 'The Ant—The Pheas-ant', 'The Gnu—The Newt', 'The Doe—The Dodo', and 'The Elk—The Whelk'. Here's an excerpt from 'The Ant—The Pheas-ant': "The Ant is known by his ant-ennae / Where-as the pheas-ant hasn't any / And that is why he wears, instead / A small red cap upon his head."

Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Author: Carl C. Gaither
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1895
Release: 2008-01-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0387495770

Scientists and other keen observers of the natural world sometimes make or write a statement pertaining to scientific activity that is destined to live on beyond the brief period of time for which it was intended. This book serves as a collection of these statements from great philosophers and thought–influencers of science, past and present. It allows the reader quickly to find relevant quotations or citations. Organized thematically and indexed alphabetically by author, this work makes readily available an unprecedented collection of approximately 18,000 quotations related to a broad range of scientific topics.