Project Gutenberg 2016-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 340 Wood, J. G. (John George) 1827 1889 Wood, John George Forrest, George Wood, John G. Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature" by J. G. Wood is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores the profound connections between natural phenomena and human inventions, arguing that many technological advancements have their origins in nature's designs. Wood's perspective emphasizes that through observation and study of nature's prototypes, humans can create more effective tools, structures, and systems. The opening of this book introduces its central thesis: that nearly every human invention has a counterpart in the natural world. Wood begins by contrasting poetry and science, using the example of the Paper Nautilus to illustrate how poetry has historically romanticized natural entities that are merely imaginative. He then shifts focus to the example of the Velella, a marine organism that functions like a sailboat, highlighting how nature provides not only inspiration but also physical analogs for human technology, such as boats and propulsion systems. Wood furthers this idea by connecting other biological forms, like the Water-snail and Gnat, to their invented counterparts, establishing a framework for the chapters that follow, which will explore various inventions inspired by natural phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Natural history Inventions Q Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Engineering & Technology 1216538 2025-07-21T09:12:11.927579 text/html 1185834 2024-10-23T01:16:02 text/html 25672612 2025-07-21T09:13:21.125788 application/epub+zip 25594555 2025-07-21T09:12:34.722966 application/epub+zip 528747 2025-07-21T09:12:15.109602 application/epub+zip 33807412 2025-07-21T09:13:43.335679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33580573 2025-07-21T09:12:55.274885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731094 2022-09-24T07:45:45.030287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1045872 2025-07-21T09:12:07.463604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1025880 2024-10-23T01:16:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17514 2025-07-21T09:13:43.813630 application/rdf+xml 16523 2025-07-21T09:12:15.309586 image/jpeg 2607 2025-07-21T09:12:15.221592 image/jpeg 26395581 2025-07-21T09:12:13.205590 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