Mirror of Nature

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Excerpt from Mirror of Nature: A Book of Instruction and EntertainmentTan author of this work, known in his own country as an eminent naturalist, a veteran devotee of science and philosophy, and a traveler in the East, in a brief and modest preface, states it to be the design of this volume to furnish riper youth with important elementary knowledge, and in as pleasing a manner as he was able. A friendly and religious spirit breathes from its pages. Like all works of its kind, it tends to elevate the reader's apprehensions of the Infinite wisdom. To all young inquirers, in whom the appetite to know is awakened, this translation is dedicated. Two or three chapters, which seemed not to be important, have been omitted. The accurate and thorough scientific knowledge of a young friend, to whom this translation has been submitted, authorises the anticipation that no material errors will be found in the scientific phraseology.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.