Project Gutenberg 2013-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 174 Newman, Edward 1801 1876 Sphinx Vespiformis: An Essay Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sphinx Vespiformis: An Essay" by Edward Newman is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The book explores the identity of a particular insect described by Linnaeus, known as Sphinx Vespiformis, which was long considered a fictional entity in entomology. The work delves into broader themes of natural classification and the search for an underlying order in the insect world, employing rich references to the ideas of previous naturalists. The opening of the essay presents Newman's inquiry into the existence of Sphinx Vespiformis, detailing how Linnaeus's classification led to confusion regarding its reality. It describes a collaborative investigation involving Newman and his esteemed colleague, Mr. Clark, who attempted to analyze a specimen purported to be the elusive Sphinx in the Linnaean cabinet. Newman critiques existing taxonomic systems and proposes a new framework for understanding living organisms, suggesting that there is a natural order waiting to be discovered that transcends the limitations of previous categorizations. This introduction sets the stage for Newman's arguments concerning the organization of living beings in relation to creation, ultimately seeking to shed light on the intricate relationships among various insect species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43496/43496-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 47.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Sphinx vespiformis QL Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Biology 162318 2025-10-17T13:12:17.158599 text/html 136625 2024-10-23T17:55:33 text/html 179221 2025-10-17T13:12:20.528624 application/epub+zip 181063 2025-10-17T13:12:17.990597 application/epub+zip 74672 2025-10-17T13:12:17.507614 application/epub+zip 237787 2025-10-17T13:12:22.550565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220097 2025-10-17T13:12:20.180610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114286 2022-09-19T19:52:44.920952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136745 2025-10-17T13:12:16.765603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116883 2024-10-23T17:55:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16353 2025-10-17T13:12:22.683582 application/rdf+xml 6028 2025-10-17T13:12:17.704604 image/jpeg 1491 2025-10-17T13:12:17.666630 image/jpeg 219579 2025-10-17T13:12:17.179627 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia