A Natural History of the Gloucester Sea Serpent
Knowledge, Power, and the Culture of Science in Antebellum America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2732182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandos Michael Brown (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 402 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2712941 |
| OpenAlex | W2324973560 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
IN THE AMERICAN EDITION OF HIS INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY, published in 1833, the English geologist Robert Bakewell paused in his discussion of the progressive development of organic life to consider the question of animal extinction. He concluded such a force, even if it operated, could have little effect on the present-day disposition of the higher animals. Specimens which survived only in fossil form in Europe probably would appear someday in the yet unexplored southern latitudes. I am inclined to believe, he offered by way of example, that the icthyosaurus, or some species of a similar genus, is still existing in the present seas. There was no doubt some sort of creature had been sighted
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Natural (archaeology · Natural history · Power (physics · Serpent (symbolism · Animal and Plant Science Education · Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education · Ecology · History · History of Science and Natural History
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |