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The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits-by Charles Darwin. 1881. Facsimile edition, 1985, with Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould. xvii, 326 p., 15 b/w engravings. $11.95 (paper). Pub-lished by The University of Chicago Press. If the world were not already accus-tomed to the unprecedented ...
The Formation of Vegetable Mould: Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits. ... Page 214. Page 207. Contents. I. 1: II. 8: III. 55: IV. 129: V. 176: VI. 230: VII. 259: VIII. 305: Other editions - View all. The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms: With ... Charles Darwin Full view - 1907. The Formation ...
4 de may. de 2023 · The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits Bookreader Item Preview ... The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Publication date 1985
My edition of The Formation of Vegetable Mould, which I rescued from the discard pile of a charity bookshop, is a curiosity in its own right. It was published in California in 1976 by the Bookworm Publishing Company, an imprint apparently now defunct with a catalogue that included such titles as ‘Harnessing the Earthworm’, ‘Let an Earthworm be your Garbageman’ and ’Raising the ...
15 de nov. de 2009 · "Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than most persons would at first suppose," he writes in _The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits_, which was published in 1881, Darwin's last book (he wanted to get out his book on earthworms, he joked, "before joining ...
The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits. London: John Murray. REVISION HISTORY: Scanned by John van Wyhe 2.2006; transcribed (single key) by AEL Data 5.2006. Corrections by John van Wyhe 10.2022. RN4. NOTE: See record in the Freeman Bibliographical Database, enter its Identifier here.
Introduction 1. Habits of worms 2. Habits of worms-continued 3. The amount of fine earth brought up by worms to the surface 4. The part which worms have played in the burial of ancient buildings 5. The action of worms in the denudation of the land 6. The denudation of the land-continued 7. Conclusion Index.
