Studies in life and sense

Related Titles

Series: Landmarks II

By

Wilson, Andrew, 1852-1912
Wilson, Andrew, 1852-1912

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Chatto & Windus, 1887

Notes

"The essays included in this volume have appeared from time to time in various magazines"--Pref.

Continues: Landmarks of science.

Contents: Human resemblances to lower life -- Some economics of nature -- Monkeys -- Elephants -- The past and present of the cuttlefishes -- The migration of animals -- The problems of distribution and their solution -- Songs without words -- The laws of speech -- Body and mind -- The old phrenology and the new -- The mind's mirror -- What dreams are made of -- Coinages of the brain -- The inner life of plants -- An invitation to dinner.

Subjects

Natural history , Psychology, Comparative

Call Number

Q2

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.17931
OCLC: 34204546