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LIMA (António Francisco da Costa). ESTUDO Sobre a Classificação dos Animais. Lisboa. 1880. - LIMA (António Francisco da Costa) ESTUDO Sobre a Classificação dos Animais . Lisboa: Typographia do Diario de Lisboa, 1880. 132, [2] pp.; 300 mm. Dissertation submitted for the vacant positions of tenured and substitute lecturer in the Chair of Zoology at the Polytechnic School of Lisbon, an institution that at the time concentrated the teaching of natural sciences in Portugal. It deals with the criteria and classification systems of the animal kingdom, during a period when the classifications inherited from Linnaeus and Cuvier were being revised in light of comparative anatomy and evolutionary theories. As was typical of academic examinations of the time, it was intended primarily for juries and university circles, and had limited circulation. A testament to Portuguese scientific production and the history of zoology education in the last quarter of the 19th century. Unusual. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate