Dragons Teeth And Thunderstones

Author : Ken McNamara
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781789142891

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Dragons’ Teeth and Thunderstones by Ken McNamara Pdf

For at least half a million years, people have been doing some very strange things with fossils. Long before a few seventeenth-century minds started to decipher their true, organic nature, fossils had been eaten, dropped in goblets of wine, buried with the dead, and adorned bodies. What triggered such curious behavior was the belief that some fossils could cure illness, protect against being poisoned, ease the passage into the afterlife, ward off evil spirits, and even kill those who were just plain annoying. But above all, to our early prehistoric ancestors, fossils were the very stuff of artistic inspiration. Drawing on archaeology, mythology, and folklore, Ken McNamara takes us on a journey through prehistory with these curious stones, and he explores humankind’s unending quest for the meaning of fossils.

Author : James Pycroft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : English fiction
ISBN : OXFORD:600072472

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Author : JAMES. PYCROFT
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033592730

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DRAGONS TEETH,. by JAMES. PYCROFT Pdf

Author : James Pycroft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1152710721

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Dragons' Teeth. [A novel.] by James Pycroft Pdf

Author : Catherine Watts
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000891713

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Language Change and Nineteenth-Century Science by Catherine Watts Pdf

Have you ever looked at a word and thought: ‘I wonder where that came from’? You might well find the answer in this book, which considers the origin and formation of some of the many thousands of new words that were coined in English during the nineteenth century in the broad field of ‘science’. Changes in society are often accompanied by the need to find names for such changes which, in turn, has an impact on how the language develops as a result. The British Industrial Revolution ushered in a new era of language change, which led to many new coinages in the English language reflecting scientific knowledge as it developed. Many of these neologisms belong to specialist vocabulary, but others do not, and it is these lay coinages which form the focus of this book and are located within their social, cultural and historical backgrounds. Aimed at postgraduate students of the English language and all those interested in the history of the English language, this work explores new worlds and offers an original and fascinating etymological journey through nineteenth-century science in its broadest sense.

Author : Brynley Roberts
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781786837837

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Edward Lhwyd by Brynley Roberts Pdf

Author : Ken McNamara
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781789147490

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Unearthing the Underworld by Ken McNamara Pdf

A geological saga that digs deep, revealing how even the most ordinary rocks can be stepping stones to the hidden history of our planet. Unearthing the Underworld reveals the hidden world of rocks—the keepers of secrets of past environments, changing climates, and the pulse of life over billions of years. Even the most seemingly ordinary stone can tell us much about the history of this planet, opening vistas of ancient worlds of ice, raging floods, strange unbreathable atmospheres, and prehistoric worlds teeming with life. Remarkably, many types of rocks owe their existence to living organisms—from the remains of bodies of dead animals to rocks formed from rotting ancient forests, or even created by the activity of fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Anything but dull and uninteresting, rocks are intriguing portals that illuminate the secret underworld upon which we live.

Author : Dragon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590279615

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Sowing Dragon's Teeth by Dragon Pdf

Author : Christian Blinkenberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107670068

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The Thunderweapon in Religion and Folklore by Christian Blinkenberg Pdf

This 1911 book constitutes an archaeological survey of the thunderweapon and its significance in a variety of different cultures.

Author : Richard Dehan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:237160518

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Dragon's Teeth by Richard Dehan Pdf

Author : James Pycroft,Westley Westley
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 134157430X

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Dragons' Teeth by James Pycroft,Westley Westley Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Richard Dehan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:7982321

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Author : James Pycroft,James Westley
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1357747381

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Dragons' Teeth by James Pycroft,James Westley Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Thomas Mitchell Sample
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1290773106

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The Dragon's Teeth by Thomas Mitchell Sample Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Lucy Coats
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 144400073X

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The Dragon's Teeth by Lucy Coats Pdf

This volume includes the Harpies, Jason, Paris, Aphrodite and others.