The Natural History of Ireland, Vol. 4 of 4
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Excerpt from The Natural History of Ireland, Vol. 4 of 4: Mammalia, Reptiles, and Fishes; Also Invertebrata In the will of the late William Thompson, Esq, of Belfast, the following paragraph occurs: - "In the event of my decease before the publication of my work on the Natural History of Ireland shall have been completed it is my wish, and I hereby direct, that the entire of my manuscript relating thereto shall be handed over to Mr. Robert Patterson and Mr James R. Garrett, both of Belfast, with a request that they will undertake the duties of superintending editors of same, in order that the whole may be carefully published." Shortly after Mr. Thompson´s death (February 17, 1852) his papers were, in conformity with these directions, delivered to my friend the late Mr. Garrett and myself. On examining the mass of papers thus placed in our hands, we found those relating to the principal divisions of the animal kingdom carefully separated from each other, and the materials for each of the minor groups in separate covers. Within these, smaller envelopes were placed, each appropriated to one species. So far nothing could be more methodical or more complete - the families, genera, and species were arranged in regular sequence, and of course, any particular one could immediately be found. But on opening one of these envelopes the idea of completeness was dissipated; instead of the building itself, there were only the materials with which it would have been constructed, had the life of the architect been spared to finish what he had so well begun. The envelopes contained notes made at various times, letters, or extracts from letters, references to his personal journals or to his published papers, to books, to scientific periodicals, or to the transactions of societies. In some instances there were also memoranda for his own guidance, with regard to fishes, indicating the manner in which he intended to treat the subject. 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.
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