The Hampshire Antiquary And Naturalist PDF Download

Excerpt from The Hampshire Antiquary and Naturalist, Vol. 1: Being the Local Notes and Queries, Reports of Meetings of the Hampshire Field Club,& Other Archaeological and Natural History Matters Reprinted From "the Hampshire Independent" In response to a frequently expressed desire that the Local Notes and Queries and other articles on Hampshire antiquities appearing in The Hampshire Independent should be reprinted in a more convenient form for permanent reference than is afforded by the columns of a weekly newspaper, which too few think worthy of preservation, this little book has been prepared as an instalment, to be followed by others if warranted by sufficient support being enlisted. It has often too been suggested that there should be some permanent record of the meetings of the Hampshire Field Club. This Club is doing much by its periodical visits to various parts of the county to make known many interesting features in out of the way corners, and to elicit an interest in local antiquities, which has already borne fruit in increased study and better preservation. The only full and regularly published reports of these meetings are those of The Hampshire Independent, and the republication of these will doubtless be welcomed by many besides members of the Club. Some perhaps may also value the republication of the weekly weather tables of the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, and the monthly weather reports contributed by Mr. T. Westlake, of Fordingbridge, and for naturalists generally there are articles on the zoology, botany and geology of the county. Among the contributors may be named the Rev. W. Benham, F.S.A.; Rev. J. Silvester Davies, M.A., F.S.A.; the late Charles Roach Smith, F.S.A.; Mr. T. W. Shore, F.G.S., F.C.S.; Mr. W. J. C. Moens, C.C.; &c. In the arrangement it has been found convenient to follow the order of publication of the issues in which the various articles appeared. The value of the book will be much enhanced by a very full index of several thousand references. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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."