Reading the Shape of Nature

Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. "In the Prime of His Admirable Manhood"
2. "I Have Been Disappointed in My Collaborators"
3. "Our Work Must Be Done with Much More Precision"
4. "An Object Worthy of a Life's Devotion"
5. "The Many Plans Started by My Father"
6. "Shall We Say 'Ignorabimus,' or Chase a Phantom?"
7. "The Slender Thread Is Practically Severed"
8. "Results Unattainable by Museum Study Alone"
9. "Collections Never of Use to Anyone"
10. "Dependent on the Personal Feelings of the Authors"
11. "I Made Up My Mind That Very Day to Be Director"
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Bibliography
Index