Louis Agassiz Quote

The first thing to be determined about a new specimen is not its name, but its most prominent character. Until you know an animal, care not for its name.


In: James Orton, Comparative Zoology, Structural and Systematic, Preceding Chapter I (p. 18)


The first thing to be determined about a new specimen is not its name, but its most prominent character. Until you know an animal, care not for its...

The first thing to be determined about a new specimen is not its name, but its most prominent character. Until you know an animal, care not for its...

The first thing to be determined about a new specimen is not its name, but its most prominent character. Until you know an animal, care not for its...

The first thing to be determined about a new specimen is not its name, but its most prominent character. Until you know an animal, care not for its...