William Swainson
Published: 2017-11-19
Total Pages: 410
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Excerpt from On the Natural History and Classification of Quadrupeds Ponderable matter, when its particles are col lected together and united in a compact mass, which possesses a definite form, is termed abody; and of such bodies we know only of three sorts, - animals, vege tables, and minerals the two first of these are termed organic; that is, they possess an internal organisation for their growth or increase. Minerals, on the 'other hand, are inorganic, without life, and increase by external de positions alone. 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.