<p>François Huber (July 2, 1750 - December 22, 1831), also known as Francis in English publications or Franz in German publications was a Swiss entomologist who specialized in honey bees. His pioneering work was recognized all across Europe and based on thorough observation with the help of several assistants due to his blindness. He became interested in honey bees after being read the works of René de Réaumur and Charles Bonnet. He also had a conversation with the latter who was also based in Geneva. His curiosity was focused on the history of these insects. His initial desire was to verify some facts and then fill in missing information. Since he was now blind, he had to rely on the help of others.</p>

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First published in Geneva in 1792, this English translation appeared in 1806.  Huber was a Swiss naturalist who at 15 contracted a disease which gradually resulted in total blindness.

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François Huber (1750-1831) was a Swiss naturalist. He was born at Geneva, of a family which had already made its mark in the literary and scientific world: his great-aunt, Marie Huber, was known as a voluminous writer, and his father Jean Huber (1721- 1786), had distinguished himself by his Observations sur le Vol des Oiseaux (1784). François Huber was only fifteen years old when he began to suffer from a disease which gradually resulted in total blindness; but, with the aid of his wife, Marie Aimée Lullin, and of his servant, François Burnens, he was able to carry out investigations that laid the foundations of a scientific knowledge of the life history of the honey bee. His Nouvelles Observations sur les Abeilles was published at Geneva in 1792, with the English translation, New Observations on the Natural History of Bees, being published in 1806. He assisted Jean Senebier in his Mémoires sur l'Influence de l'Air (1800) and he also wrote Mémoires sur l'Origine de la Cire, Lettre à M. Pictet Sur Certains Dangers que Courent les Abeilles and Nouvelles Observations Relative au Sphinx Atropos.

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The classic guide to the history, nature and keeping of bees. “The natural history of the common bee has been more carefully examined, and more amply treated of than that of any other of the insect tribe. Yet so complicated and extraordinary are some of the processes of nature, that the most diligent observers were long utterly unable to account for some circumstances in the history of this insect, and published to the world the most opposite explanations. Several of the most important and intricate problems, however, seem now to be finally resolved by the Genevese observer M. Huber, of whose valuable little work we purpose to lay before our readers a pretty full analysis. We regard the facts contained in this volume as extremely important to the naturalist; for they not only greatly elucidate the history of this wonderful insect, but present some singular facts in physiology hitherto unknown, and even unsuspected.” -The Edinburgh Review, Volume 11, October, 1807 *On the impregnation of the queen bee *On M. Schirach's discovery  *Experiments proving that there are sometimes common bees which lay fertile eggs  *On the combats of queens; the massacre of the males; and what succeeds in a hive where a stranger queen is substituted for the natural one  *Sequel of observations on the reception of a stranger queen; M. de Reaumur's observations on the subject  *Is the queen oviparous? What influence has the size of the cells where the eggs are deposited on the bees produced? Researches on the mode of spinning the cocoons  *On the formation of swarms  *Additional observations on queens that lay only the eggs of drones, and on those deprived of the antenna  *Economical considerations on bees

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Huber's New Observations Upon Bees The Complete Volumes I & II  François Huber was only fifteen years old when he began to suffer from a disease which gradually resulted in total blindness; but, with the aid of his wife, Marie Aimée Lullin, and of his servant, François Burnens, he was able to carry out investigations that laid the foundations of a scientific knowledge of the life history of the honey bee. His Nouvelles Observations sur les Abeilles was published at Geneva in 1792 (Eng. trans., 1806). A second volume of work published along with the first came out in 1814 which covered many more subjects including the construction of comb and experiments on the respiration of bees.

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<p>What Huber discovered and wrote about here, laid the ground work for all the practical knowledge we have of bees today. His discoveries were so revolutionary, that beekeeping can be divided in two eras very easily as pre-Huber and post-Huber. This edition of Huber's Observations by far surpasses any other edition ever printed in the English language. First it has both Volume I and II, while every English edition currently in print that I am aware of is only Volume I of the 1809 edition. which is only a third of the final Huber book. The second volume was published in 1814 in French 5 years after that 1809 edition and contains Huber's research on the origin of wax, the construction of comb, the ventilation of the hive and much more. Second, it is the best English translation from the original French and the only one I know of that has both volumes. C.P. Dadant, was uniquely qualified to do the translation. Dadant was born in France and French was his first language, yet he spent most of his life beekeeping; and writing and editing beekeeping articles and books in America in English. Third, all of the English editions currently in print have only 2 plates (if any). Only the previous Dadant edition (1926) had all 14 of the original plates but unfortunately they were only halftones of some old yellow copies and are not very readable. This edition has new scans from a very good condition edition of the original 1814 French of both Volumes of Nouvelles Observations Sur Les Abeilles so these are clearer than any previous edition other than the original 1814 French edition. An additional engraving of Huber's work from Cheshire's book, plus an engraving of Francis Huber from the Dadant edition have been included. In addition, 7 more photos of a museum quality reproduction of Huber's Leaf hive have also been included. All figures have been split out and enlarged and put in the text where they are referred to. Photos of the original plates are included at the back for historic and artistic purposes. Fourth, to put this book in context I have included a memoir of Huber by Professor De Candolle, a friend of Huber. This gives a bit of background on Huber's life. Fifth, the only other edition to come close to this, the 1926 edition by Dadant, was in very small print. This one is 12 point and a typeface that appears to be larger and is very readable.</p>

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New Observations on the Natural History of Bees (Esprios Classics)

New Observations On The Natural History Of Bees (1806)

New Observations On The Natural History Of Bees (1806)

New Observations On The Natural History Of Bees (1806)

New Observations on the Natural History of Bees

New Observations on the Natural History of Bees

New Observations on the Natural History of Bees

Huber's Observation on Bees: The Complete Volumes I and II

Huber's New Observations Upon Bees The Complete Volumes I & II