ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. 



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GRAND distinction between the works of nature and those of art 

 The commandment to man The " knowledge " which " is 

 POWER" Man's dominional duty Vast increase in the works 

 of art ; and its effect upon the study of nature The knowledge 

 of nature is the knowledge of God Injuries done to common 

 study by the adoration of names and the admiration of cu- 

 riositiesThe knowledge of nature obtainable only by obser- 

 vationIt is easily acquired Adaptation of animals to the 

 places they inhabit Revolutions in the earth and its inhabi- 

 tantsFossil and extinct animals, not antediluvian All nature 

 worthy of study Habits of animals Instinct and education 

 The powers of plants Their stability and means of production 

 Pollen Motions of animals Structure of feet The human 

 step Incitements to the study of nature It leads to the 

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CHAPTER II. THE MOUNTAIN, 



Majesty of mountains their use in the grand economy of the 

 globe Bears and wolves Habitations and habits of the wild 

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