Intellectual Observer; Review of Natural History, Microscopic Research and Recreative Science: Volume 10

Groombridge.

ISBN 10: 0461838788 / ISBN 13: 9780461838787

Published by HardPress Ltd, 1866

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intellectual Observer; Review of Natural History, Microscopic Research and Recreative Science: Volume 10
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 1866
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461838788
• ISBN 13: 9780461838787
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Synopsis

Intellectual Observer; Review Of Natural History, Microscopic Research And Recreative Science. A late?Victorian mid?1860s miscellany issue blending astronomy, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, architecture, education, and technology. It presents original reports, translations, travelogue observations, and literary notes across diverse topics such as meteoric spectroscopy, zoological sketches, urban architectural critique, ethnographic portraits of colonial populations, planetary and solar science, microscopy, and educational reform. Content includes studies on prismatic spectra of August meteors, field notes on the lineated pheasant of Burmah, the street architecture of London, the Natal population under colonial rule, ongoing discussions of Saturn’s rings, rotifer microcosms, and the social life of the English middle class, as well as archaeological finds, literary notices, and practical inventions. The issue reflects the era’s broad scientific culture, its cross?curricular interests, and its engagement with culture, education, and policy in a global nineteenth?century context.