Excerpt from On the Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain When I first contemplated the preparation of a Monograph on the British Foraminifera, I proposed appending to it a general history of this class of objects; reviewing the various modifications of their structure, their zoological affinities, and their geological history. The Council of the Ray Society have thought it desirable that these subjects should be more ela borated than could be done in the introduction to a monograph, and they have consequently intrusted my ...
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Excerpt from On the Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain When I first contemplated the preparation of a Monograph on the British Foraminifera, I proposed appending to it a general history of this class of objects; reviewing the various modifications of their structure, their zoological affinities, and their geological history. The Council of the Ray Society have thought it desirable that these subjects should be more ela borated than could be done in the introduction to a monograph, and they have consequently intrusted my friend Dr. Carpenter with the preparation of a separate volume, embracing the entire history of the Foraminifera. In such competent. Hands the work cannot fail to become a valuable addition to English scientific literature. When it appears, though following the present volume in order of publication, Dr. Carpenter's publication will be the true introduction to mine. Such an introduction is essential to a large number of students; for, though of late years many inquirers have paid special attention to these minute creatures, it is surprising how'much ignorance still exists respecting their philosophy and general affinities; an ignorance that reflects itself in most of the works that have been devoted to their classification and description. Being thus relieved from a laborious though pleasant duty, I need only examine such questions as specially relate to our British forms of these organisms. On one or two points I may appear to trench upon the domain of my fellow-labourer, but shall not do so further than is essen tial to elucidate the conclusions announced in the subsequent pages, and to a comprehension of the descriptions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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