fabre, poet of science-第51章
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faculty of sciences at Marseilles。
4/18。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 1st series; chapter 13。
4/19。 He was subject in his youth to violent headaches; 〃which sometimes
developed into a cerebral fever;〃 as well as strange nervous troubles: 〃A
few days ago I was attacked; at night; with a sudden nervous illness; of a
terrifying nature; which I have not as yet been able to identify。〃 To his
brother; 3rd September; 1848。
Severe disappointment or annoyance always had a great effect upon him; on
the occasion of his first marriage he fell into a sort of cataleptic
condition as a result of the opposition of his parents and relations; who
sought to oppose it。 (Conversations with his brother。)
4/20。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques〃 9th series; chapter 23。
4/21。 Id。; 10th series; chapter 22。
4/22。 Letter to Lèon Dufour; 1st February; 1857。
〃Steps have been taken to obtain for me the post of drawing…master (ma?tre
des travaux graphiques)。 If they succeed; thanks to the little talent I
have for drawing; my salary will reach a reasonable figure; 120 pounds
sterling; and I can then; by giving up these abominable private lessons;
cultivate rather more seriously the studies into which you have initiated
me。〃 Communicated by M。 Achard。
4/23。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques〃 10th series; chapter 22。
4/24。 Oubreto Prouven?alo。 La Cigale et la Fourmi。
4/25。 Lavisse。 A minister。 Victor Duruy。
4/26。 Letter to the municipal councillors of Avignon。
4/27。 J。 Stuart Mill; 〃Autobiography;〃 chapter 6。
4/28。 I have visited this house; nothing; at all events outside; has
changed in the least。
4/29。 Mill collaborated in his 〃Flore du Vaucluse〃: 〃A virtuous man whose
recent loss we shall all deplore joined his efforts to mine in this
undertaking。〃 Letter to the Mayor of Avignon; 1st December; 1833;
communicated by M。 Félix Achard。
NOTES TO CHAPTER 5。
5/1。 〃Chimie agricole。〃
5/2。 〃Le Ciel。〃 Lectures et Le?ons pour tous。
5/3。 〃La Terre。〃 Lectures et Le?ons pour tous。
5/4。 〃La Chimie de l'oncle Paul。〃 Lectures courantes pour toutes les
écoles。
5/5。 〃Histoire de la b?che。〃
5/6。 〃Les jouets。 Le Toton〃 (manuscript)。
The primitive fountain; the 〃antique appliance〃 transmitted by inheritance;
〃the invention perhaps of some little unemployed herd…boy;〃 consisted
originally of three apertures and three straws; two similar apertures on
one side; with two short straws; which dipped into the water; and a single
orifice on the other side for the longer straw which delivered the water。
Happening one day to use only two straws; one on each side; the little
Fabre perceived that the device worked just as well; and 〃so; quite
unconsciously; without thinking of it; I discovered the syphon; the true
syphon of the physicist。〃 Loco cit。
5/7。 〃The chemistry course is a great success at home。〃 To his brother;
from Orange; 1875。
5/8。 To his son émile; 4th November; 1879。
〃The household; discussions as to domestic economy for use in girls'
schools。〃
5/9。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 2nd series; chapter 1。
5/10。 To the Mayor of Avignon; 1st December; 1873。 Communicated by M。 Félix
Achard。
5/11。 Letter to his brother; 1875。
5/12。 Id。
NOTES TO CHAPTER 6。
6/1。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 2nd series; chapter 1。 〃L'Harmas。〃
6/2。 Id。; 6th series; chapter 5。
6/3。 The Lumbricus phosporeus of Dugés。 Fabre had already clearly perceived
that this curious phenomenon of phosphorescence appears at birth; and he
saw in it a process of oxidation; a species of respiration; especially
active in certain tissues。
Letter to Léon Dufour; 1st February; 1857。 Communicated by M。 Félix Achard。
6/4。 To his brother; from Carpentras; 15th August; 1846。
6/5。 He died at the age of 96。
6/6。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 1st series; chapter 21。
6/7。 To his son émile; 4th November; 1879。
6/8。 To Henry Devillario; 30th March; 1883。
6/9。 Id。; 17th December; 1888。
NOTES TO CHAPTER 7。
7/1。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 8th series; chapter 12。
7/2。 Id。; 7th series; chapter 16。
7/3。 Id。; 1st series; chapter 4。
7/4。 Id。; 2nd series; chapter 3。
7/5。 Id。; 6th series; chapter 21。
7/6。 Id。; 1st series; chapter 19; and 2nd series; chapter 7。
7/7。 Id。; 7th series; chapter 23。
7/8。 Maeterlinck; 〃The Bee。〃
7/9。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 7th series; chapter 2。
7/10。 Id。; 8th series; chapter 22。
7/11。 Id。; 6th series; chapter 6。
7/12。 Id。; 9th series; chapter 10。
7/13。 Bergson; 〃l'Evolution créatrice。〃
7/14。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 10th series; chapter 6。
7/15。 〃Les Serviteurs〃 and 〃Les Auxiliaires。〃
7/16。 Fran?ois Raspail; born at Carpentras in 1794; was also a professor at
the college of Carpentras。
7/17。 To his brother; 3rd September; 1848。
The improvement did not last long; the child died finally a short time
afterwards。
7/18。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 10th series; chapter 21。
7/19。 Ed。 Perrier。 Private letter; 27th October; 1909。
〃He is the finest of all our observers; and all scientists should bow to
the facts which he excels in discovering。〃
7/20。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 6th series; chapter 25。
7/21。 Id。; 10th series; chapter 16。
7/22。 Id。; 10th series; chapter 20。
7/23。 Manuscripts; unpublished observations。
7/24。 A common spectacle in Provence; but one which Fabre never wearied of
seeing。
7/25。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 6th series; chapter 17。
7/26。 We know that the great naturalist was far from being charmed by the
song of the nightingale。
7/27。 Manuscripts; unpublished observation。 These remarks deal with the
solar eclipse of 28th May; 1900。
7/28。 Among the insects which he has observed there are many which are not
always sufficiently characterized。 〃Insectes coléoptères observes aux
environs d'Avignon。〃 Avignon; pub。 Seguin; 1870。
7/29。 Coleoptera observed in the neighbourhood of Avignon。 A catalogue now
very scarce; a copy of which I owe to the kindness of Dr。 Chobaut; of
Avignon。
7/30。 Nomina si nescis; perit et cognitio rerum。
7/31。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 4th series; chapter 11。
7/32。 Id。; 9th series; chapter 19。
7/33。 Id。; 1st series; chapter 9。
7/34。 〃Jenner's Legend of the isolation of the young Cuckoo in the nest;〃
by Xavier Raspail; 〃Bull。 de la Soc。 Zool。 de France;〃 1903。
7/35。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques〃 1st series; passim。
7/36。 Id。; 4th series; chapter 14。
7/37。 Id。; 1st series; chapter 7。
7/38。 Id。; 2nd series; chapter 2。
NOTES TO CHAPTER 8。
8/1。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques〃 1st series; chapter 2。
8/2。 Bergson; 〃l'Evolution créatrice。〃
8/3。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 2nd series; chapter 4。
8/4。 Id。; 5th series; chapter 8。
8/5。 Id。; 9th series; chapter 3。
8/6。 Id。; 1st series; chapter 22。
8/7。 Id。; 4th series; chapter 3。
8/8。 Id。; 4th series; chapter 3。
8/9。 Id。; 4th and 1st series; chapter 19。
8/10。 Id。; 9th series; chapter 24。
8/11。 Id。; 10th series; chapter 5。
8/12。 Id。; 4th series; chapter 6。
8/13。 Id。; 9th series; chapter 16。
8/14。 Id。; 2nd series; chapter 5。
8/15。 Id。; 5th series; chapter 7。
8/16。 Id。; 6th series; chapter 8。
8/17。 Id。; 3rd series; chapters 17; 18; 19 and 20。
8/18。 Id。; 2nd series; chapter 15。
8/19。 Id。; 3rd series; chapter 11。
8/20。 Emerson。
8/21。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 4th series; chapter 9。
8/22。 Unpublished observations。
8/23。 〃Mireille;〃 3rd canto。
NOTES TO CHAPTER 9。
9/1。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 8th series; chapter 21。
9/2。 〃Les Ravageurs;〃 chapter 34; agriculture。
9/3。 〃Souvenirs entomologiques;〃 10th series; chapter 12。
9/4。 Id。; 1st series; chapter 2; and 10th series; chapter 13。
9/5。 Id。; 2nd series; chapter