Bibliography of marine fauna 1846-1900 ... Synopsis of the classification / [L.A. Borradaile].

  • Lancelot Alexander Borradaile
Date:
1907
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    BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MARINE FAUNAS. SCOPE OF THE WORK. The Bibliography deals with the seas of the whole world, but not with marine forms in inland waters, aud with all extant groups of the animal kingdom found in the sea, except the Seals, Sea-cows, Penguins, Turtles, Sea-snakes, amphibious Insects of the shore, and internal parasites. It is limited to the years 1846-1900. NATURE OF THE AREAS. These correspond with natural faunas as nearly as is possible in our present state of knowledge of the latter, and in face of the necessity for easily definable and therefore arbitrary limits, and areas of a size which will divide the literature into manageable sections. They must not be re- garded as an attempt to represent accurately the distribution of marine animals, but as a device for enabling the literature dealing with any given fauna to be obtained easily and as completely as may be. METHOD OF CLASSIFICATION. The principle adopted is that of the Decimal System. In this system the subject to be classified is divided into ten or fewer sections, denoted by the figures 0 to 9, each section being similarly divided, and again each section of a section, to any required number of grades. By writing in order the figures which show respectively the position which each of a series of subordinated sections holds in the section which immediately includes it, a composite number is obtained which denotes any given section. Thus in the general classification of literature made by Dewey, the inventor of the system, and in use in the catalogue of the International Institute of Bibliography, and in many libraries, the primary divisions are as follows : 0 General Works. 1 Philosophy. 2 Religion. 3 Sociology. 4 Philology. Natural science is again 50 General. 51 Mathematics. 52 Astronomy. 5 Natural Science. 6 Useful Arts. 7 ■ Fine Arts. 8 Literature. 9 History. divided as follows : 53 Physics, etc., to 59 Zoology. 1—2