. Biology and its makers. Biology -- History. 114 BIOLOGY AND ITS MAKERS cally arranged, for convenience of reference, and thus ani- mals that were closely related are often widely separated. Gesner fFig. 32) sacriliced his life to professional zeal during the pre\'alence of the ])lague in Zurich in 1564. Hav- ing greatly overworked in the care of the sick, he was seized with the disease, and died at the age of forty-nine. Considered from the standpoint of descriptions and illus- trations, Gesner's Historia Animaliiim remained for a long. Fig. 32.—Gesner 1516--1565. time the best work in zoolo


. Biology and its makers. Biology -- History. 114 BIOLOGY AND ITS MAKERS cally arranged, for convenience of reference, and thus ani- mals that were closely related are often widely separated. Gesner fFig. 32) sacriliced his life to professional zeal during the pre\'alence of the ])lague in Zurich in 1564. Hav- ing greatly overworked in the care of the sick, he was seized with the disease, and died at the age of forty-nine. Considered from the standpoint of descriptions and illus- trations, Gesner's Historia Animaliiim remained for a long. Fig. 32.—Gesner 1516--1565. time the best work in zoology. He was the best zoologist between Aristotle and John Ray, the immediate predecessor of Linnaeus. Jonston and Aldrovandi.—At about the same period as Gesner's work there appeared two other voluminous publica- tions, which are well known—those of Jonston, the Scot. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Locy, William A. (William Albert), 1857-1924. New York, H. Holt and company


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