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Author : Sigurdur A. Magnusson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773593305
Author : Sigurður A. Magnússon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Iceland
ISBN : 0773502777
An account of the history, geography, literary traditions, government and social developments of Iceland.
Author : Whitney Cranshaw,David Shetlar
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400888948
This second edition of Garden Insects of North America solidifies its place as the most comprehensive guide to the common insects, mites, and other “bugs” found in the backyards and gardens of the United States and Canada. Featuring 3,300 full-color photos and concise, detailed text, this fully revised book covers the hundreds of species of insects and mites associated with fruits and vegetables, shade trees and shrubs, flowers and ornamental plants, and turfgrass—from aphids and bumble bees to leafhoppers and mealybugs to woollybears and yellowjacket wasps—and much more. This new edition also provides a greatly expanded treatment of common pollinators and flower visitors, the natural enemies of garden pests, and the earthworms, insects, and other arthropods that help with decomposing plant matter in the garden. Designed to help you easily identify what you find in the garden, the book is organized by where insects are most likely to be seen—on leaves, shoots, flowers, roots, or soil. Photos are included throughout the book, next to detailed descriptions of the insects and their associated plants. An indispensable guide to the natural microcosm in our backyards, Garden Insects of North America continues to be the definitive resource for amateur gardeners, insect lovers, and professional entomologists. Revised and expanded edition covers most of the insects, mites, and other “bugs” one may find in yards or gardens in the United States and Canada—all in one handy volume Features more than 3,300 full-color photos, more than twice the illustrations of the first edition Concise, informative text organized to help you easily identify insects and the plant injuries that they may cause
Author : American Entomological Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012609512
Author : John C. Abbott,Kendra K. Abbott
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780691232850
The ultimate photographic field guide to North American insects This amazing field guide enables you to identify all 783 families of insects currently recognized in the United States and Canada. Richly illustrated with more than 3,700 stunning photos along with keys to families for many of the orders, Insects of North America features a comprehensive introduction that discusses classification and nomenclature, insect diversity, global threats, the latest collecting and curatorial techniques, and the many ways these remarkable organisms impact society. Combined with in-depth taxonomic coverage, this is the essential resource for both professionals and amateurs interested in the most diverse group of animals on the planet. Covers all 783 insect families known to occur in the United States and Canada Features more than 3,700 color photos, with nearly every photo identified to species level Includes an illustrated glossary for easy reference in the field The first field companion of its kind since the publication of the Peterson guide in 1970 Ideal for entomology courses of all levels An invaluable resource for anyone interested in insects
Author : United States Board on Geographic Names,United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Geographic Names Data Base Division,National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Antarctica
ISBN : UCR:31210012997928
List of names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and the Secretary of the Interior for features in Antarctic and the area extending northward to the Antarctic convergence. Each name is listed with its geographic coordinates, a description of the feature, and facts concerning the discovery, mapping, and naming of the feature. Foreword includes policy on antarctic names, the nature of the problem and how it was resolved.
Author : Paul A. Johnsgard
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0803276214
Where the eastern and western currents of American life merge as smoothly as one river flows into another is a place called Nebraska. There we find the Platte, a river that gave sustenance to the countless migrants who once trudged westward along the Mormon and Oregon trails. We find the Sandhills, a vast region of sandy grassland that represents the largest area of dunes and the grandest and least disturbed region of mixed-grass prairies in all the Western Hemisphere. And, below it all, we find the Ogallala aquifer, the largest potential source of unpolluted water anywhere. ø These ecological treasures are all part of the nature of Nebraska. With characteristic clarity, energy, and charm, Paul A. Johnsgard guides us through Nebraska?s incredible biodiversity, introducing us to each ecosystem and the flora and fauna it sustains and inviting us to contemplate the purpose and secrets of the natural world as we consider our own roles and responsibilities in our connection with it.
Author : Graham Hancock,Robert Bauval
Publisher : Crown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307557919
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two Egypt experts posit a revolutionary theory: The Sphinx and other great Egyptian monuments are older than common history books tell us and are arranged in such a way as to send us a message from the silent past. Guardian of the ancient mysteries, the keeper of secrets . . . For thousands of years the Great Sphinx of Egypt has gazed toward the east, its eyes focused on eternity, reading a message in the stars that mankind has long forgotten. And today as our civilization stands poised at the end of a great cycle, it is a message that beckons insistently to be understood. All the clues are in place. Geology and archeo-astronomy have already indicated that the lion-bodied Sphinx may be vastly older than Egyptologists currently believe, dating not from 2500 B.C., but from 10,500 B.C.—the beginning of the astrological Age of Leo. And we now know that the three pyramids of Giza, standing on high ground half a mile to the west of the Sphinx, are in fact a precise map of the three stars of Orion’s belt, formed in fifteen million tons of solid stone. Are these monuments trying to tell us something? And, if so, what? In The Message of the Sphinx, Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock present a tour de force of historical and scientific detective work that unravels the millennial code embodied in these structures. Using sophisticated computer simulations of ancient skies, they unravel the riddle of the Sphinx, and they present a startling new theory concerning the enigmatic Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures. Their discoveries lead the authors to this question: Does mankind have a rendezvous with destiny—a rendezvous not in the future, but in the distant past, at a precise place and time? The secrets can be kept no longer. The Message of the Sphinx brings them to light.
Author : Robert T. Mitchell,Herbert S. Zim
Publisher : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466863101
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press illustrates in full color 423 of the most common, widespread, important, or unusual North American species of Lepidoptera. Information includes: How to identify butterflies and moths How to attract, rear and preserve them for study How to assist these fascinating insects in their struggle for survival Plus range maps, a special emphasis on immature forms, and an inde of scientific names.
Author : Mohsen Kamel,Mark Lehner,Ana Tavares
Publisher : Ancient Egypt Research Associates
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781733197021
GOP 3 offers preliminary excavation results from the 2006-2007 season at the Heit el-Ghurab (HeG) site of Giza and from clearing and mapping at the Khentkawes Town site. The volume includes the results of a ground-penetrating radar study by Glen Dash in the areas around the Valley Temples of Menkaure and Khafre, as well as near the Khentkawes Town. Mark Lehner's Capital Zone article discusses the geomorphological history of the Heit el-Ghurab site and the Khentkawes Town at Giza as it relates to observations and conclusions about the flood plain and Nile flood levels, with an overall emphasis on the Old Kingdom, at Dahshur, in the Memphis/Saqqara area, near Giza and in the region of Ausim and Abu Roash. Bunbury, Lutley, and Graham offer an overall view of Giza's geomorphology, and Yukinori Kawae summarizes the 2006 three-dimensional laser scanning of the Khentkawes monument.
Author : Edward F. Malkowski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781591439943
Presents conclusive evidence that ancient Egypt was originally the remnant of an earlier, highly sophisticated civilization • Supports earlier speculations based on myth and esoteric sources with scientific proof from the fields of genetics, engineering, and geology • Provides further proof of the connection between the Mayans and ancient Egyptians • Links the mystery of Cro-Magnon man to the rise and fall of this ancient civilization In the late nineteenth century, French explorer Augustus Le Plongeon, after years of research in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, concluded that the Mayan and Egyptian civilizations were related--as remnants of a once greater and highly sophisticated culture. The discoveries of modern researchers over the last two decades now support this once derided speculation with evidence revealing that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than Egyptologists have claimed, that the pyramids were not tombs but geomechanical power plants, and that the megaliths of the Nabta Playa reveal complex astronomical star maps that existed 4,000 years before conventional historians deemed such knowledge possible. Much of the past support for prehistoric civilization has relied on esoteric traditions and mythic narrative. Using hard scientific evidence from the fields of archaeology, genetics, engineering, and geology, as well as sacred and religious texts, Malkowski shows that these mythic narratives are based on actual events and that a highly sophisticated civilization did once exist prior to those of Egypt and Sumer. Tying its cataclysmic fall to the mysterious disappearance of Cro-Magnon culture, Before the Pharaohs offers a compelling new view of humanity’s past.
Author : David L. Wagner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400834143
This lavishly illustrated guide will enable you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. The more than 1,200 color photographs and two dozen line drawings include numerous exceptionally striking images. The giant silk moths, tiger moths, and many other species covered include forest pests, common garden guests, economically important species, and of course, the Mescal Worm and Mexican Jumping Bean caterpillars. Full-page species accounts cover almost 400 species, with up to six images per species including an image of the adult plus succinct text with information on distribution, seasonal activity, foodplants, and life history. These accounts are generously complemented with additional images of earlier instars, closely related species, noteworthy behaviors, and other intriguing aspects of caterpillar biology. Many caterpillars are illustrated here for the first time. Dozens of new foodplant records are presented and erroneous records are corrected. The book provides considerable information on the distribution, biology, and taxonomy of caterpillars beyond that available in other popular works on Eastern butterflies and moths. The introductory chapter covers caterpillar structure, life cycles, rearing, natural enemies, photography, and conservation. The section titled "Caterpillar Projects" will be of special interest to educators. Given the dearth of accessible guides on the identification and natural history of caterpillars, Caterpillars of Eastern North America is a must for entomologists and museum curators, forest managers, conservation biologists and others who seek a compact, easy-to-use guide to the caterpillars of this vast region. A compact guide to nearly 700 caterpillars east of the Mississippi, from forest pests to garden guests and economically important species 1,200 color photos and 24 line drawings enable easy identification Full-page species accounts with image of adult insect for almost 400 species, plus succinct text on distribution and other vital information Many caterpillars illustrated here for the first time Current information on distribution, biology, and taxonomy not found in other popular works A section geared toward educators, "Caterpillar Projects" An indispensable resource for all who seek an easy-to-use guide to the caterpillars of this vast region
Author : C.R. Higginbotham
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004493643
A strong Egyptian presence and governance of 13th and 12th centuries B.C. Palestine has since long become clear from both textual and archaeological evidence. How this Egyptianization came about in Ramesside Palestine forms the focus of the present study. Carolyn Higginbotham convincingly attends to internal factors affecting the region’s cultural and political development. Two models are carefully considered. The prevailing theory, that Egyptian policy shifted from economic and political domination to military occupation, is contrasted with a new, convincing model, elite emulation, derived from modern core-periphery studies. The author’s conclusion is that Egyptian policy remained largely unchanged, and that the increased Egyptianization of the material culture represents voluntary adoption of the overpowering Egyptian culture by the Palestinian ruling class. The appendices are especially important for scholars interested in ancient international connections in Palestine; they catalogue all Egyptian and Egyptian-style material from LB IIB - Iron 1A Palestine.
Author : Mohamed Abdel-Latif El-Tanbouli
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781649031518
To date, the Center of Documentation and Studies on Ancient Egypt (CEDAE) has published four volumes of its work at the temple of Gerf Hussein: M.A.-L El-Tanbouli, Gerf Hussein (1965); M.A.-L Tanbouli and A.F. Sadek, Gerf Hussein II: la cour et l’entrée du spéos (1974); Ch. Kuentz and A.A. Sadek, Gerf Hussein III: la grande salle (E): mur est piliers et colosses (1975); M.A.-L Tanbouli, H. De Meulenaere, and A.A. Sadek, Gerf Hussein IV: la grande salle (E): murs sud, nord et oust – les niches (1978). This current volume deals with the vestibule (G), sanctuary (I), treasure-rooms (K–M), and side-rooms of the sanctuary (O–Q), which are now sunk in the waters of Lake Nasser. With an introduction by H. Elleithy and a preface by M. Waziri. Overall revision by H. De Meulenaere (1961) and Cynthia May Sheikholeslami (2018), with the full collaboration of Ch. Leblanc.
Author : zahi hawass
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9774248929
This lavishly illustrated, bilingual English and Arabic volume tells the story of the Sphinx from ancient times to the present, focusing particularly on the task - first addressed in the second millenium BC - of preserving it. Published to mark the completion of a major modern restoration project, the book is an invaluable and fascinating document, a testimony not only to the skills of the people who built the Sphinx, but to those who have maintained and renewed it down the ages.
