Scientific Essays And Lectures - Charles Kingsley - Bog

""Scientific Essays and Lectures"" is a collection of writings by Charles Kingsley, a prominent English clergyman, novelist, and naturalist. The book covers a range of scientific topics, including geology, botany, and zoology, and is written in a clear and engaging style that makes complex ideas accessible to a general audience. The essays and lectures are drawn from Kingsley's work as a professor of natural history at the University of Cambridge and reflect his deep interest in the natural world and his belief in the importance of science in understanding it. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of science, the Victorian era, or the life and work of Charles Kingsley.The superstitious man, according to him, after having washed his hands with lustral water--that is, water in which a torch from the altar had been quenched--goes about with a laurel-leaf in his mouth, to keep off evil influences, as the pigs in Devonshire used, in my youth, to go about with a withe of mountain ash round their necks to keep off the evil eye. If a weasel crosses his path, he stops, and either throws three pebbles into the road, or, with the innate selfishness of fear, lets someone else go before him, and attract to himself the harm which may ensue. He has a similar dread of a screech-owl, whom he compliments in the name of its mistress, Pallas Athene.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.