Project Gutenberg 2021-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 143 Poe, Edgar Allan 1809 1849 Poe, Edgar Allen Brown, Thomas 1785 1862 06014936 The Conchologist's First Book A System of Testaceous Malacology, Arranged Expressly for the Use of Schools, in Which the Animals, According to Cuvier, Are Given With the Shells, a Great Number of New Species Added, and the Whole Brought Up, as Accurately as Possible, to the Present Condition of the Science. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conchologist%27s_First_Book Stated by R.W. Griswold, in the International monthly magazine, Oct. 1850, to be a copy nearly verbatim, of the text-book of conchology by Captain Thomas Brown, printed in Glasgow in 1833. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Conchologist's First Book" by Edgar Allan Poe and Thomas Brown is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work serves as an educational treatise on conchology, the study of shells and shellfish, designed specifically for use in schools. It aims to present a systematic approach to the field, emphasizing the anatomical relationships between the animals that inhabit the shells and the shells themselves. The opening of the book features a preface in which the authors lay out the foundation of conchology, explaining the significance of soft-bodied molluscs and their testaceous coverings. It introduces the terms and classifications within malacology and conchology, giving readers an understanding of the distinctions between various shell types and the complexities of their animals. The text asserts the importance of this biological study in natural history and highlights the intricate relationship between shell formation and the broader ecological significance of molluscan life. The authors aim to blend accurate scientific detail with accessibility, making the subject engaging to students and the curious public. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 38.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Mollusks QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Teaching & Education 495926 2025-07-26T04:18:16.745183 text/html 479451 2024-10-18T13:19:26 text/html 2448212 2025-07-26T04:18:30.119104 application/epub+zip 2444794 2025-07-26T04:18:19.641206 application/epub+zip 190022 2025-07-26T04:18:17.923182 application/epub+zip 2665433 2025-07-26T04:18:36.441141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2645301 2025-07-26T04:18:28.607129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392159 2022-09-29T10:34:43.117959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301784 2025-07-26T04:18:14.106220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 281852 2024-10-18T13:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17482 2025-07-26T04:18:36.649086 application/rdf+xml 12493 2025-07-26T04:18:18.107174 image/jpeg 1747 2025-07-26T04:18:18.016180 image/jpeg 2410248 2025-07-26T04:18:16.818187 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 en.wikipedia