HIKVIISJWYGGIWWɸ8LIHIKVIISJWYGGIWWMWSYV[E]
SJHIXIVQMRMRKLS[IJJIGXMZI]SY[IVIEXHSMRKXLMW
XLMRK-RSXLIV[SVHWQE]FI]SYWYGGIIHIH[MXL]SYV
4S[IVFYXQE]FI]SYSRP]HMHEPMXXPIFMXSJHEQEKISV
QE]FIEFMXQSVISVQE]FI]SYHMHEPSXƉ
;MXLIEGLVSPPXLI]GSRWYPXIH.EGSFXLI1SHIVEXSV
EFSYX[LEXXLI][IVIEFPIXSHSEPPSJ[LMGL
HITIRHIHSRXLIGSRHMXMSRWMRXLI[SVPHEW[IPPEWE
GLEVEGXIVƅW8EPIRXWERH4S[IVW.EGSFƅWQSHIVEXMSR
was thoughtful—at times encouraging; at others a bit
WSPIQR8LI1SHIVEXSVƅWEREP]WMWSJXLITL]WMGEPPE[W
SJ)XLIQERHETPE]IVƅW)RIVK]ERH8EPIRXWEJXIVIEGL
HVSPPTVSZMHIH[MXLE[IPPXLSYKLXSYXVEXMSREPIXLI
GSYVWISJEGXMSRXLITPE]IVWGSYPHXEOI8LITPE]IVW
MQTPMGMXP]YRHIVWXSSHERHEGGITXIHXLI1SHIVEXSVƅW
HIGMWMSRXLSYKLXLIMVEGGITXERGI[EWEXXMQIW
EGGSQTERMIHF]WMKLW
;LMPII\TPSVMRKXLI1EVFPMRXLITPE]IVW[IVI
YRI\TIGXIHP]EXXEGOIHF]EREVQIHJSVGIWYVVSYRHMRK
XLIKVIEXFIEWXERH[IVIJSVGIHXSHIJIRHXLIQWIPZIW
%JXIVMRXIRWIJMKLXMRKXLIGLEVEGXIVWƂ[LSKEZIEW
KSSHEWXLI]KSXƂIWGETIHERHVIXYVRIHXSXLIMVFEWI
SRPERH8LMWTEVXMGYPEVVSYRHXSSOSRP]ERLSYVERH
[EWERRSXEXIHJSVQ]FILEPJ
;LEXMWWXVMOMRKXS[EXGLEWTPE]YRJSPHWMWXLI
GEQEVEHIVMIFIX[IIRXLITEVXMGMTERXWEPPSJ[LSQ
LEZIEWLEVIHPERKYEKISJ&I]SRHIVEW[IPPEWE
WLEVIHIXLSW8LITVSFMRKSJXLI[SVPHERHIEGL
SXLIVƅWTW]GLIWXLEXSGGYVWHYVMRKXLIKEQIMWWIVMSYW
W]WXIQEXMGERHWGMIRXMJMGFYXEPWSWTSRXERISYW
1G)RXMVIVIGEPPIHXLEX[LIR7MQSRERH'EPIF
[IVIMRGSPPIKIERH.EGSF[EWMRLMKLWGLSSPXLI
JEQMP][SYPHLEZI[IIOP]XIPIGSRJIVIRGIW[LIVI
XLI]HMWGYWWIHRI[GSRGITXWEVKYIHXLIMVQIVMXW
ERHWLSVXGSQMRKWEWWMKRIHVIZMWMSRWERHEKVIIHXS
QIIXEKEMRXLIJSPPS[MRK[IIOƈ-XQEHIXLIFSRHWSJ
SYVJEQMP]ERHJVMIRHWLMTIZIRWXVSRKIVEWXLI]IEVW
[IRXF]ƉRSXIW6SFMR
8LI1G)RXMVIWƅGSQTER]P]MRK2MKLX&IEV
+EQIWGSRXMRYIWXSJPIWLSYXXLI[SVPHXLI]
LEZIGVIEXIHERHTPE]IHMRSZIVXLIPEWX
]IEVW-XMRGPYHIWXLI]XIPPQIƈWYTTPIQIRXEP
QEXIVMEPEHZIRXYVIQSHYPIWRI[GVIEXYVIW
ERHMPPYWXVEXMSRWERHSJGSYVWIQETW
WS]SYGERWIIXLI[SVPHPEMHSYX
FIJSVI]SYƉ%RSXLIVQIQFIVSJXLI
GSQTER]MW.SVHER'EQTFIPPSRI
SJ7MQSRƅWSPHIWXJVMIRHW[LSMW
EFYWMRIWWTEVXRIVERHPSRKXMQI
TPE]IVGSRXVMFYXSV
8LI1G)RXMVIWLEZITVSHYGIHX[S
FSSOWXLEXEGGSQTER]XLIKEQI
EW[IPPEWE[IFWMXI8LI]YWIH
/MGOWXEVXIVXSJYRHXLIFSSOW
,S[IZIVMRGVIEXMRK&I]SRHIVXLI
family took on the majority of the
[SVOERHI\TIRWISVI\EQTPIXLI]
GSQQMWWMSRIHEVXMWXWXSTVSHYGIXLIKEQIƅWZMWYEPP]
WXYRRMRKGLEVEGXIVWLIIXW
-R&I]SRHIV[EWTMGOIHYTF]SRISJXLIPEVKIWX
2SVXL%QIVMGERKEQIHMWXVMFYXSVW%PPMERGI+EQIW
[LMGLKSXMXMRXSFVMGOERHQSVXEVWXSVIW8LIRMR
XLI1G)RXMVIWWXEVXIHEXXIRHIHKEQMRKGSRZIRXMSRW
XSKIXXLI[SVHSYXERHHSRIX[SVOMRKɸ8LIFMKKIWX
GSRZIRXMSRXLI]EXXIRHIHXLEX]IEV[EW4%<9RTPYKKIH
MR4LMPEHIPTLME%GGSVHMRKXSXLIJEQMP]ƈ8LEXKEZI
YWEFMKFSSWXERHETVIWIRGIMRXLIQEVOIXTPEGIƉ
7MRGIXLIRXLI]ƅZIEXXIRHIHPSXWSJGSRZIRXMSRW8LI
WEPIWRIX[SVO-RHMI4VIWW6IZSPYXMSRERHSRPMRIVIXEMPIV
(VMZI8LVY64+GSQLEZIWXEVXIHGEVV]MRK&I]SRHIV
TVSHYGXWEJXIVLIEVMRKEFSYXXLIKEQIEXGSRZIRXMSRW
-RXLI[SVHWSJ6SFMRƈ-XƅWEPSRKWPS[GPMQFFYX[I
JIIP[IƅVIKIXXMRKEXXIRXMSRMRXLIQEVOIXTPEGIƉ
8LI1G)RXMVIWSFWIVZIXLEXGSRZIRXMSREXXIRHIIW
PMOIQER]EWTIGXWSJ&I]SRHIVFYXXLIXLMRKXLI]
LIEVQSWXJVSQTISTPIMWLS[QYGLXLI]PSZIXLI
KEQI[SVPHƈ8LIFPIRHMRKSJWGMIRGIERHRSRWGMIRGI
MWMRXVMKYMRKERHYRMUYIƉXLI]WE]ƈ%RHTISTPIVIEPP]
VIWTSRHXSXLIMPPYWXVEXMSRW[LMGLGSRZI]EHIIT
WIXXMRK[MXLEKVIEXHIEPXSI\TPSVIƉ+ȨǘǘǣǞǥ7ǘȳǚǘȨȰ
%PPXLIMRJSVQEXMSRER]SRIRIIHWXSKIXWXEVXIH
TPE]MRK&I]SRHIVMWEZEMPEFPISRXLI*P]MRK2MKLX&IEV
+EQIW[IFWMXI[[[JRFKEQIWGSQERHMR
WXSVIWEVSYRHXLIGSYRXV]XLVSYKL%PPMERGI+EQI
(MWXVMFYXSVW8LISRP]XLMRKRIIHIHMRSVHIVXSTPE]MW
their book Beyonder: The Science of the Six 8LIVIMW
EPWSE4(*ZIVWMSREZEMPEFPI
8LIVIMWEWIGSRHFSSO
Imbelnhi’s Bestiary: Being a Traveler’s Account of Our
Continent and Her Creatures%PXLSYKLRSXWXVMGXP]
RIGIWWEV]MXVIEPP]LIPTWKMZITPE]IVWEWIRWISJXLI
[SVPHSJ)XLIQERHXLIGVIEXYVIWXLEXPMZIXLIVI%RH
XLIEVXMWKSVKISYW
8LI[IFWMXILEWGSTMSYWMRJSVQEXMSRSRXLI
[SVPHSJ&I]SRHIVMRGPYHMRKHS^IRWSJFPSKW
XLEXTVSZMHIMRWMKLXMRXSEPPEWTIGXWSJXLI
KEQIFSXLMRXIVQWSJQIGLERMGWERH
WIXXMRK-XEPWSSJJIVWEFSEXPSEHSJ
VIWSYVGIWXLEXWYTTSVXERHJEGMPMXEXI
KEQITPE]
8LIGLMPHVIR[LSKVI[YT
TPE]MRK&I]SRHIVEVIRS[
HSGXSVWIRKMRIIVWGSQTYXIV
scientists, mathematicians,
ERHQSVI9RHSYFXIHP]XLI
IQTLEWMWSRI\TPSVEXMSR
LIPTIHWYTTSVXXLIMVKVS[XL
XS[EVHXLIWITEXLWMRPMJI
-IRGSYVEKIIZIV]SRI
XSI\TPSVI&I]SRHIVƂ[LS
ORS[W[LEXGSQTIPPMRK[SVPH
]SY[MPPIRHYTMR Q