John has been married to his wife Rita for over 61years. They have two children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Originally from the U.K. they now reside in White Rock, British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada.Educated in England, John went on to study theology in Birmingham, U.K. and in Toronto, Canada. His life experience has been in business, in journalism, in pastoral ministry and overseas missions.For the last twenty years before retiring he served as the Executive Director for Eurovangelism Canada, a mission working in Eastern Europe. He travelled extensively from Russia in the north to Albania in the south. Some of the stories in the book, "Miracles: Coincidence or Divine Intervention" are from his days travelling in Eastern Europe. His many years of speaking engagements took him to ten countries, which included Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Caribbean.Since retiring in 2006 John has concentrated on his writing and is full-time Caregiver to his wife Rita. Invitation to Joy is his sixth book.

Klappentext

This collection of essays by John Murray, on what might be called the physics of biology, was published in 1826.

Zusammenfassung
John Murray, a writer on many different scientific topics, published this collection of essays, on what might be called the physics of biology, in 1826. His studies cover glow-worms, the luminosity of the sea, the strength and lightness of spider webs, the chameleon's colour changes, and 'the torpidity of the tortoise'.

Inhalt

Advertisement; 1. On the light and luminous matter of the 'Lampyris noctiluca' or glow-worm; 2. On the luminosity of the sea; 3. On the phenomena of the chameleon; 4. On the ascent of the spider into the atmosphere and on its power of propelling threads; 5. On torpidity as connected with the 'Testudo graeca' or common tortoise.