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Excerpt from Guide to the Invertebrates of the Synoptic Collection: In the Museum of the Boston Society of Natural History
It may be truly said that mankind is seeking as never before for a rational explanation of the origin and the development of animal life upon our earth. The more strenuous this search, the more imperative is the demand made upon naturalists to present in their museums, so far as possible, the most advanced knowledge concerning these problems. At the present time, therefore, it is not enough that a Synoptic Collection consist merely of specimens of animals effectively or artistically arranged. Neither is it sufficient that such a collection consist of species placed together by some arbitrary and artificial method. 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.
