Preface -- Descriptive list of plates -- Plates. Sky and earth. Star tracks ; Spiral nebula ; Gaseous nebula ; Moon with craters ; Fleecy clouds ; Forked lightning ; Creek system ; Drift ice ; Jungle river ; Colorado canyon ; Sand dunes ; Cracks in dry mud ; Ice formation in a shallow sea ; Reflection on moving water ; Foam formation on water -- The minerals. Rock crystal ; Pyrites crystals ; Basalt columns ; Fluorspar ; Polished agate surface ; Calcspar crystals ; Stalactites ; Variegated marble ; Natrolith ; Polished metal surface ; Polished metal surface ; Menthol crystals ; Crystals of salt of sorrel ; Sal ammoniac crystals ; Metal crystals ; Frost crystals on a window -- The plant world. Autumn leaves ; Spiral algae ; Malva flower ; Grain of ash wood ; Cross-section of yew trunk ; Leaves of date palm ; Fructification of Clematis ; Begonia leaves ; Hoar frost on stonecrop ; Surface of a cactus ; Articulation of a prickly pear ; Banana leaf ; Leaf skeleton ; Scaly bark of a plane tree ; Mottled leaf of a Begonia ; Vegetable ivory -- The animal kingdom. Radiolarian skeleton ; Two radiolarian skeletons ; Shell of Foraminifera ; Tortoise shell ; Cross-section through the spine of a sea urchin ; Skeleton of star coral ; Skeleton of red coral ; Glass sponges ; Fan of Venus ; Harp-shell ; Pirula shell ; Armor of giant armadillo ; Tailpiece of the lyra bird ; Back view of peacock ; Paddle fin of Ichthyosaurus ; Tropical fish ; X-ray photograph of sole ; Malagasy chameleon ; Ruff feathers of pheasant ; Honeycomb ; Scaly anteater ; Feeding pattern of a caterpillar ; Feeding pattern of a bark-beetle ; Shell of a sea urchin ; Shell of a wing snail ; Brazilian peacock butterfly ; Indian white butterfly ; Goliath beetle ; Back plumage of ocellated turkey ; Shell of marine snail ; Pinions of argus pheasant ; Tail feathers of emu ; Fantailing peacock ; Shell of a porcelain snail ; Tongue of a snail ; Plumage of a francolin ; Wings of Sumatran firefly ; Print of a right thumb ; Fur markings of the jaguar ; Posterior view of zebra.
