Excerpt from The Object and Method of Zoological NomenclatureOf Swim in fact a totally new work, and in it a proceeding of great im portance was systematically carried out. The ninth edition (the largest of all the earlier ones) consisted of 225 pages, while this, the tenth contained no less than 1384 pages, and in it, each species of every genus received a separate name. The naming of species as an essential part of Zoological Nomenclature was here for the first time (by Linnaeus) put into practical operation.It will be instructive for us to consider and comprehend the growth of this system and endeavour to obtain an idea* of its rationale.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.