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The Elements of Entomology

by William Ruschenberger

The Elements of Entomology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. It is a succinct little textbook from 1845 that presents an introduction to entomology. The author was a surgeon in the U.S. Navy and president of the Academy of Natural Sciences.

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English

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English

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1968

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William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger was a surgeon for the United States Navy, a naturalist, and an author. After attending schools in Philadelphia and New York Ruschenberger entered the United Stat...

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