''The Natural History of Aleppo'' is a 1756 book by naturalist
Alexander Russell on the
natural history of
Aleppo. In 1794 his half-brother,
Patrick Russell, revised and expanded the text in a second edition. The book is significant for its quality, the contemporary interest it attracted, and for being a product of the
Scottish Enlightenment.
When the book was published it was immediately an important European record and perspective on the state of contemporary science in Syria.
The book contains the earliest known description of the
Syrian hamster
The golden hamster or Syrian hamster (''Mesocricetus auratus'') is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily, Cricetinae. Their natural geographical range is in an arid region of northern Syria and southern Turkey. Their numbers have been de ...
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References
External links
*
The Natural History of Aleppo' at
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...
2008 sale of bookby
Christie's
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Natural history books
Scottish Enlightenment
History of Aleppo
1756 books