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All life is linked together in such a way that no part of the chain is unimportant. Frequently, upon the action of some of these minute beings depends the material success or failure of a great commonwealth.
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In making observations be sure you are right and then look again.
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Fill your note-book with descriptions, but digest them carefully, sifting out for publication only those that exhaustive study and repeated observations prove to be valuable.
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John Henry Comstock
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Born:
February 24, 1849
Died:
March 20, 1931
(aged 82)
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John Henry Comstock was an eminent researcher in entomology and arachnology and a leading educator. His work provided the basis for classification of butterflies, moths, and scale insects.
Known for:
An Introduction to Entomology (1888)
The elements of insect anatomy
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