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The son of Doctor John Nicholson, a biblical scholar, he was born at Penrith, Cumbria on 11 September 1844.
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Mnr PREFACE. The study of Palaeontology, or the science which is concerned with the living beings which flourished upon the globe during past periods of its history, may be pursued by two parallel but essentially distinct paths. By the one method of inquiry, we may study the anatomical characters and structure of the innumerable extinct forms of life which lie buried in the rocks simply as so many organisms, with but a slight and secondary reference to the time at which they lived. By the other method, fossil animals are regarded principally as so many landmarks in the ancient records of the world, and are studied historically and as regards their relations to the chronological succession of the strata in which they are entombed. In so doing, it is of course impossible to wholly ignore their structural characters, and their relationships with animals now living upon the earth; but these points are held to occupy a subordinate place, and to require nothing more than a comparatively general attention. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...femur may have a third trochanter (fig. 1226) for the attachment of one of the gluteal muscles. The tibia and fibula are never crossed at their distal extremity, but lie in their primitive parallel position; the tibia, or preaxial bone, being internal in the usual walking position, and the fibula external. The latter bone may be more or less rudimentary, and completely anchylosed at one or both extremities to the tibia. The patella is present in all except some Metatheria. If the pes (fig. n29) be compared with the typical tarsus mentioned on p. 907, it will be found that the fibulare is represented by the calcaneum, which may also contain an element corresponding to the pisiform of the manus; the astragalus has been usually regarded as the coalesced tibiale and intermedium, but is thought by Dr Baur to correspond solely to the latter; the ento-, meso-, and ectocuneiform represent the 1st, 2d, and 3d tarsalia j while the 4th and 5th tarsalia have coalesced to form the cuboids. The centrale persists as the navicular, which may unite with the cuboid.1 Other modifications occur analogous to those in the carpus; but in no instance, as already observed, is the joint between the leg and the pes formed on the line between the proximal and distal rows of the tarsus. The metatarsals and phalan 1 Dr Bardeleben has pointed out to the writer that in Cryptoprocta there may be a second centrale, which usually coalesces with the ectocuneiform. VOI-II. 2 A geals repeat the characters of the homologous bones of the manus, although they deviate in a lesser degree from a common type. In the Cetacea and Sirenia the pes is entirely absent; although the proximal portions of the pelvic limb may be detected in an aborted form in many genera. We may now take a brief glance at the g...
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The son of Doctor John Nicholson, a biblical scholar, he was born at Penrith, Cumbria on 11 September 1844.
He was educated at Appleby Grammar School and at the universities of Göttingen (Doctor of Philosophy, 1866) and Edinburgh (Doctor of Science, 1867. Doctor of Medicine, 1869). Geology had early attracted his attention, and his first publication was a thesis for his Doctor of Science degree titled On the Geology of Cumberland and Westmoreland (1868).
In 1871 he was appointed professor of natural history in the University of Toronto. In 1874 professor of biology in the Durham College of Science and in 1875 professor of natural history in the University of Saint Andrews. This last post he held until 1882, when he became Regius Professor of natural history in the University of Aberdeen.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1897.
His original work was mainly on fossil invertebrata (graptolites, stromatoporoids and corals). But he did much field work, especially in the Lake District, where he labored in company with Professor Robert Harkness and afterwards with Doctor John Edward Marr.
He was awarded the Lyell Medal by the Geological Society in 1888. He died at Aberdeen on 19 January 1899.
During his career he published 167 papers, usually as the sole author, and 12 textbooks.
A revised version of Professor Nicholson"s work The Ancient History of the Earth was re-published by eminent paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould in 1980.
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