Project Gutenberg 2018-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 223 Bruce, James 1730 1794 Select Specimens of Natural History Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Volume 5. Travels to discover the source of the Nile, volume 5 (appendix). Produced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Select Specimens of Natural History, Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile" is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work serves as a comprehensive catalog of the flora and fauna encountered by the author during explorations in Egypt, Arabia, Abyssinia, and Nubia. The book likely delves into the observations and descriptions of various species, aiming to enrich natural history knowledge, especially those of plants and animals linked to ancient civilizations and their historical significance. The opening of the text outlines the author's intent in presenting a methodical classification of the natural history specimens they encountered. The introduction emphasizes a desire to keep botanical descriptions distinct from the more narrative travel accounts to avoid confusion for readers interested in either field. The author discusses a range of plants, animals, and their historical connections, stressing the importance of accurate representation and the challenges posed by the passage of time on these species' existence and descriptions. The focus is on establishing a bridge between ancient references and modern discoveries, laying the groundwork for subsequent chapters that elaborate on various species and their roles in the ecosystems observed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Nile River Natural history -- Ethiopia Scientific expeditions -- Egypt Natural history -- Egypt Plants -- Ethiopia Plants -- Egypt DT QH Text Category: Travel Writing Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 555902 2025-06-23T07:25:28.385923 text/html 527195 2018-09-23T20:38:48 text/html 2870736 2025-06-23T07:25:37.607820 application/epub+zip 2876534 2025-06-23T07:25:30.456873 application/epub+zip 251086 2025-06-23T07:25:29.306922 application/epub+zip 3029854 2025-06-23T07:25:43.181835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2955467 2025-06-23T07:25:36.378892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350208 2022-09-26T08:37:25.971360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418766 2025-06-23T07:25:27.235885 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418889 2018-09-23T20:38:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20496 2025-06-23T07:25:43.353829 application/rdf+xml 9262 2025-06-23T07:25:29.537878 image/jpeg 1874 2025-06-23T07:25:29.423876 image/jpeg 156017 2018-09-23T20:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 2626086 2018-09-23T20:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 2648032 2025-06-23T07:25:28.570881 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