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Kirby began planning his Introduction to Entomology, [8] a celebrated title, in 1808. This was the practical result of a friendship formed in 1805 with William Spence and appeared in four volumes between 1815 and 1826. Much of the work fell to Kirby owing to Spence's ill health. The book was illustrated by John Curtis. It reached its seventh ...
He became interested in entomology when he was 22 and immediately began a correspondence with leading entomologist William Kirby. Together they wrote Introduction to Entomology, published in four volumes between 1815 and 1826, the first popular book on entomology in English. Spence also published some 20 notes on entomology.
Introduction to Entomology (1908). A Manual for the study of insects (1930) jointly credited and illustrated by Anna Botsford Comstock. The Spider book: a manual for the study of the spiders and near relatives (1912). Notes on Entomology (Ithaca, 1875). Annual Reports of Entomologist (Washington, 1879–1881). Report on Cotton Insects (1879).
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... University of California Publications in Entomology 8: 339-452. ... 1989 An introduction to the immature ...
The first edition of his A General Textbook of Entomology appeared in 1925, published by Methuen and remained in print until his death. By then it had become the premier entomological textbook, rivaled at that time only by the earlier An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock .
William Kirby and William Spence (English) wrote An Introduction to Entomology (first edition in 1815). This was the first modern entomology text. 1817. Publication of American Entomology by Thomas Say, the first work devoted to American insects. A greatly expanded three-volume edition would appear 1824–1828.
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect' and -λογία 'study') [1] is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists.