Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 347 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie 04019971 Science in Arcady Produced by Clare Boothby, Peter Yearsley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Science in Arcady" by Grant Allen is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores the profound relationship between natural science and the beauty of the natural world, focusing on themes of biology, geology, and the life cycles of various organisms in an idyllic setting. Through a series of observations and reflections, Allen emphasizes the importance of understanding nature in its wild form as an essential part of education. The opening of the book sets a contemplative tone as the author introduces the concept of an archipelago that forms over millennia through volcanic activity. This unique perspective is conveyed through the voice of a narrator who has seemingly witnessed the natural evolution of the islands, detailing how life gradually colonizes the barren landscape. Allen recounts the intricate processes involved in the emergence of flora and fauna, the environmental factors affecting their adaptation, and the transformative power of time, highlighting both the fragility and resilience of life in the face of geological changes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science Archaeology Q Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Environmental Issues 530428 2025-08-07T06:33:05.066025 text/html 526857 2020-12-12T05:43:38 text/html 276531 2025-08-07T06:33:11.406476 application/epub+zip 282748 2025-08-07T06:33:06.843987 application/epub+zip 282748 2025-08-07T06:33:05.716002 application/epub+zip 481261 2025-08-07T06:33:15.325448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456048 2025-08-07T06:33:10.748931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433090 2022-09-08T04:44:26.372449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518729 2025-08-07T06:33:04.629030 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 518443 2020-12-12T05:43:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 518590 2020-12-12T05:43:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20768 2025-08-07T06:33:15.451419 application/rdf+xml 13128 2025-08-07T06:33:06.246973 image/jpeg 3394 2025-08-07T06:33:05.961968 image/jpeg 201500 2020-12-12T05:43:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 203395 2020-12-12T05:43:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 201389 2020-12-12T05:43:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 273158 2025-08-07T06:33:05.108039 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia