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Jan Bondeson The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natur (Hardback) (US IMPORT)
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- The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural Hist
- Title
- The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural Hist
- ISBN-10
- 0801436095
- EAN
- 9780801436093
- ISBN
- 9780801436093
- Genre
- Science Nature & Math
- Topic
- Language & Reference
- Release Date
- 11/03/1999
- Release Year
- 1999
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Length
- 152mm
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural History
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Item Width
- 152mm
- Subject
- Science
- Item Weight
- 28g
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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In this collection of essays, Jan Bondeson tells ten stories of myths and hoaxes concerning the animal kingdom. Throughout, he recounts - and in some cases solves - mysteries of the natural world which have puzzled scientists for centuries. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, the book presents tales from across the folklore of animals: a learned pig more admired than Sir Isaac Newton by the English public; an elephant that Lord Byron wanted to employ as his butler; a dancing horse whose skills in mathematics were praised by Shakespeare; and the extraordinary creature known as the Feejee Mermaid . This object became the foremost curiosity of London in the 1820s and later in the century toured the USA under the management of P.T. Barnum. Bearing a resemblance to a wizened and misshapen monkey with a fishtail, the mermaid was nonetheless proclaimed a genuine specimen by experts . Bondeson explores other zoological wonders: toads living for centuries encased in solid stone; little fishes raining down from the sky; and barnacle geese growing from trees until ready to fly. In two chapters, he uncovers the origins of the basilisk - considered one of the most inexplicable mythical monsters, and of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. With the head and body of a rooster and the tail of a snake, the basilisk was said to be able to kill a person with its gaze. Bondeson demonstrates that belief in this fabulous creature resulted from misinterpretations of rare events in natural history. The vegetable lamb, a mainstay of museums in the 17th century, was allegedly half plant, half animal: it had the shape of a little lamb, but grew from a stem. After examining two vegetable lambs still in London, Bondeson offers his theory to explain this old fallacy.
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Cornell University Press
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9780801436093
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The Feejee Mermaid and Other Essays in Natural and Unnatural History
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Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Science
Publication Year
1999
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Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
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229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
28g
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