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British Zoology

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  • Pennant, Thomas
    In Thomas Pennant

    His volume on British Zoology (1766) stimulated zoological research, particularly in ornithology, in Great Britain, and his History of Quadrupeds (1781) and Arctic Zoology, 2 vol. (1784–85), were also widely read. His travel books presented valuable information on the local customs, natural history, and antiquities of Scotland, Wales,…

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