The Magazine Of Natural History And Journal Of Zoology Botany Mineralogy Geology And Meteorology 1831 Vol 4 Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Magazine of Natural History written by J. C. Loudon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Magazine of Natural History: And Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology and Meteorology Periodical works may be divided into two classes: those which are supported by the voluntary contributions of their readers and those which are forced into circulation by the hired communi cations of eminent writers. In our opinion, the first class alone answers the legitimate object of a Journal of Science. A forced' periodical of any kind is like an exotic plant, which requires to be continually nursed in a hot-house: 'a self-supported journal, or one naturally arising from the wants of the times, is like an indi genous plant, or a plant that has been naturalised, and which will thrive with ordinary care and'culture in the open air. A self-sup ported Magazine of Natural History may be considered as repte senting the wants and wishes of the lovers of Natural History of the time and country in which it appears: a forced journal of any kind can only be considered as representing the personal wants and wishes of the parties concerned in its production. The latter description of periodical may for a time be more conducive to the fame and profit of its authors and owners the former will naturally at first be defective in these objects; but in both of them it may be reasonably expected to increase as it proceeds. 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.