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So many writers of the present day adopt a pessimistic tone that a pleasant impression is always produced by Sir John Lubbock's genial and imperturbable optimism. In the present volume he undertakes to show how many sources of interest men might find in the world around them, if they would only take the trouble to train themselves to appreciate the scientific significance of ordinary facts. He begins with a study of animal life, and has much that is fresh and suggestive to say about various aspects of the subject. Then there are chapters on plant life, woods and fields, mountains, water, rivers and lakes, the sea, and the starry heavens. The volume is written in the clear, frank style with which all readers of Sir John Lubbock's books are familiar, and it ought to do much to foster among the class to which he appeals habits of careful and exact observation. His readers have the satisfaction of knowing that of the many things they may learn from him none will afterwards have to be unlearned.
The Beauties of Nature, and the Wonders of the World we Live In.
By the Right Hon. Sir John Lubbock, Bart. M.P., F.R.S. (London: Macmillan and Co., 1892.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 47, 28 (1892). https://doi.org/10.1038/047028b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/047028b0