MacLeay, Alexander, 312. 



Man, design in the creation of, 

 110. Unnecessary to the 

 operations, and disconnected 

 with the designs, of nature 

 in the material world, 111. 

 The apparent anomaly of 

 the design in the creation 

 of man explained by an 

 enquiry into the truths of 

 religion, 112. Inferences 

 from design, 113. 



Manchester Natural History 

 Society, 325. 



Marcgrave, remarks on his 

 works upon zoology, 1 9. 



Marco Polo, 147. 



Marsham, 70. 



Martini, his great work on 

 general conchology, 52. 



Martyn, 70. 



Maurice of Nassau, 17. 



Merram, remarks on his writ- 

 ings, 60. 



Merrett, Dr., his Pinax the 

 first work that was devoted 

 exclusively to the animals 

 and plants of Great Britain, 

 19. 



MoufFet, his Theatrum In- 

 sectorum the first zoologi- 

 cal work ever printed in 

 Britain, 15. 



Miiller, 55. 



Natural history, state of, in 

 the early ages of the world, 

 5. Declension of, under 

 the Romans, 9. Introduc- 

 tory remarks on the study 

 of, 93. Its general nature 

 and advantages, 95. Writ- 

 ings of the ancients on, 97. 

 Striking advantages in re- 

 ference to the human mind 

 resulting from the study of, 

 1 00. Distinctions and ob- 



index. 459 



jects of the study of, 102. 

 In its early stages, a science 

 of observation ; in its latter, 

 one of demonstration, 105. 

 Its connection with re- 

 ligion, 107. Viewed as 

 a recreation, 117. The 

 study of, congenial to a 

 country life, 118. Sub- 

 servient to the economic- 

 purposes of life, 1 22. A re- 

 laxation from business, 123. 

 Conducive to health, 125. 

 Beneficial to invalids, 127. 

 Reflections on the study of, 

 130. Considered in refer- 

 ence to commerce, and the 

 economical purposes of life, 

 1 33. In reference to its in- 

 timate connection with agri- 

 culture, 139. Acquaint- 

 ance with, useful to planters 

 and emigrants, 142. A 

 knowledge of, an essential 

 qualification for travellers, 

 147. As a philosophical 

 study, elaborate and diffi- 

 cult, 150. Dismissal of 

 prejudice absolutely essen- 

 tial to the study of, 152. 

 A science of facts and in- 

 ferences, 153. Exempt 

 from general laws, 156. 

 Necessity of correcting the 

 prejudices of sense in the 

 study of, 158. General di- 

 rections for the study of, 

 201. Its special claims for 

 support on the national in- 

 stitutions, 356. Expense of 

 naturalists' materials, 359. 

 Sublime and pleasurable 

 sensations resulting from 

 the study of, 375. The 

 study of, recommended at 

 our universities, 377. Ob- 

 jections answered, 379. Its 



