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Author : Alison Glenny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 099512518X
A patchy archive of hallucinatory field notes, dictionary definitions from inside a dream, and diary entries from an alternate history. This collection of strange poems maintains both excitement and melancholy like the two-edged blade of a letter opener.
Author : E. C. Arnold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Birds
ISBN : UCAL:B3272444
Author : Barbara Mearns,Richard Mearns
Publisher : Helm
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:49015003126100
This volume examines the history and uses of bird skin collections and the explorers involved in their development. It covers all parts of the world, with particular focus on Europe, the USA and Africa.
Author : Matthew J. James
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199354627
In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they had completed one of the most important expeditions in the history of both evolutionary and conservation science. These scientists collected over 78,000 specimens during their time on the islands, validating the work of Charles Darwin and laying the groundwork for foundational evolution texts like Darwin's Finches. Despite its significance, almost nothing has been written on this voyage, lost amongst discussion of Darwin's trip on the Beagle and the writing of David Lack. In Collecting Evolution, author Matthew James finally tells the story of the 1905 Galapagos expedition. James follows these eight young men aboard the Academy to the Galapagos and back, and reveals the reasons behind the groundbreaking success they had. A current Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, James uses his access to unpublished writings and photographs to provide unprecedented insight into the expedition. We learn the voyagers' personal stories, and how, for all the scientific progress that was made, just as much intense personal drama unfolded on the trip. This book shares a watershed moment in scientific history, crossed with a maritime adventure. There are four tangential suicides and controversies over credit and fame. Collecting Evolution also explores the personal lives and scientific context that preceded this voyage, including what brought Darwin to the Galapagos on the Beagle voyage seventy years earlier. James discusses how these men thought of themselves as "collectors" before they thought of themselves as scientists, and the implications this had on their approach and their results. In the end, the voyage of the Academy proved to be crucial in the development of evolutionary science as we know it. It is the longest expedition in Galapagos history, and played a critical role in cementing Darwin's legacy. Collecting Evolution brings this extraordinary story of eight scientists and their journey to life.
Author : Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781250143815
"For every book lover who fantasized about getting locked in the library overnight,The Story Collectoris a dream come true!"—New York Times-bestselling author Alan Gratz In the tradition of E. L. Konisburg, this middle-grade mystery adventure is inspired by the real life of Viviani Joffre Fedeler, born and raised in the New York Public Library. The Story Collector by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb is a middle-grade historical fiction inspired by the real life of Viviani Fedeler. Eleven-year-old Viviani Fedeler has spent her whole life in the New York Public Library. She knows every room by heart, except the ones her father keeps locked. When Viviani becomes convinced that the library is haunted, new girl Merit Mubarak makes fun of her. So Viviani decides to play a harmless little prank, roping her older brothers and best friend Eva to help out. But what begins as a joke quickly gets out of hand, and soon Viviani and her friends have to solve two big mysteries: Is the Library truly haunted? And what happened to the expensive new stamp collection? It's up to Viviani, Eva, and Merit (reluctantly) to find out.
Author : Charles Bradford Hudson
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465543929
Author : Alison Glenny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0995125171
Author : Bo Beolens,Michael Watkins,Michael Grayson
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780801895333
Learn the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names with this informative reference guide. Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works. Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names. Each bio-sketch lists the scientific and common-language names of all species named after the person, outlines the individual’s major contributions to mammalogy and other branches of zoology, and includes brief information about his or her mammalian namesake’s distribution. The two appendixes list scientific and common names for ease of reference, and, where appropriate, individual entries include mammals commonly—but mistakenly—believed to be named after people. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is a highly readable and informative guide to the people whose names are immortalized in mammal nomenclature. “A small treasure trove of information about the people whose names are immortalized in mammalian nomenclature. Given that we mammalogists are prone to ancestor worship, I expect it to be a best-seller.” —Don E. Wilson, Journal of Mammalian Evolution “This is a great reference for the mammalogy professional or student, or the curious naturalist.” —Wildlife Activist “This is a splendid book which fills a real gap in zoological literature.” —Nicholas Gould, International Zoo News
Author : John James Audubon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Birds
ISBN : NYPL:33433011013475
This edition has 65 new images, making a total of 500. The original configurations were altered so that there is only one species per plate. The text is a revision of the Ornithological Biography, rearranged according to Audubon's Synopsis of the Birds of North America (1839).
Author : William Temple Hornaday
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Taxidermy
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063891497
Author : H. Nehrling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11797659
Author : Sherman Foote Denton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Australasia
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107259814
Reports meeting with Aborigines near Toowoomba in 1882 who showed author how to throw boomerang; other general accounts of Aborigines in Queensland.
Author : William Cushman Avery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Birds
ISBN : UCAL:B3319830
Author : Allan Hume
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-25
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781473339019
This vintage book contains a detailed handbook on the analysis of potable spirits. It was originally intended to "induce analysts to take up a more detailed examination of potable spirits", and is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of alcoholic analysis. Contents include: "The Chemical Characteristics of Potable Spirits", "Methods of Analysis: Standards, and the use of Pure Alcohol in Analysis", "Distillation of the Spirit for Analysis", "The Estimation of Aldehydes and Acids", "The Estimation of the Higher Alcohols", "The Estimation of Compound Ethers", "The Estimation of Furfural", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on cocktail and beverage making.
Author : Rovio Books
Publisher : Insight Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1608873781
With more than 400 unique stickers, Angry Birds: The Complete Sticker Collection features the Angry Birds, Bad Piggies, and the lovable characters from all the aspects of the Angry Birds universe. A massive sticker collection of Angry Birds, Bad Piggies, and the lovable characters from all aspects of the Angry Birds universe. This supersized sticker book is jam-packed with Angry Birds, Bad Piggies, and everything else from their zany world! Featuring favorite characters, including iconic flock members like Red and Stella, as well as their gluttonous nemeses, this awesome collection contains a treasure trove of more than 400 unique stickers. Readers can decorate their belongings or create their own sticker scenes with these multicolored birds and pesky pigs for hours of wacky fun.
