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Author : Roger D. Launius
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781588346520

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Apollo's Legacy by Roger D. Launius Pdf

An all-encompassing look at the history and enduring impact of the Apollo space program In Apollo's Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning of the Apollo program and how it forever altered American society. The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world, and thus they loom large in our collective memory. Many have detailed the exciting events of the Apollo program, but Launius offers unique insight into its legacy as seen through multiple perspectives. He surveys a wide range of viewpoints and narratives, both positive and negative, surrounding the program. These include the argument that Apollo epitomizes American technological--and political--progress; technological and scientific advances garnered from the program; critiques from both sides of the political spectrum about the program's expenses; and even conspiracy theories and denials of the program's very existence. Throughout the book, Launius weaves in stories from important moments in Apollo's history to draw readers into his analysis. Apollo's Legacy is a must-read for space buffs interested in new angles on a beloved cultural moment and those seeking a historic perspective on the Apollo program.

Author : American Society of Mammalogists
Publisher : Smithsonian Inst Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1560988452

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The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals by American Society of Mammalogists Pdf

Presents descriptions and illustrations of hundreds of North American mammals, along with their scientific and common names and information on behavior, diet, reproduction, growth, longevity, and habitat.

Author : Steven Turner
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781588346902

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The Science of James Smithson by Steven Turner Pdf

Accessible exploration of the noteworthy scientific career of James Smithson, who left his fortune to establish the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson is best known as the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, but few people know his full and fascinating story. He was a widely respected chemist and mineralogist and a member of the Royal Society, but in 1865, his letters, collection of 10,000 minerals, and more than 200 unpublished papers were lost to a fire in the Smithsonian Castle. His scientific legacy was further written off as insignificant in an 1879 essay published through the Smithsonian fifty years after his death--a claim that author Steven Turner demonstrates is far from the truth. By providing scientific and intellectual context to his work, The Science of James Smithson is a comprehensive tribute to Smithson's contributions to his fields, including chemistry, mineralogy, and more. This detailed narrative illuminates Smithson and his quest for knowledge at a time when chemists still debated thing as basic as the nature of fire, and struggled to maintain their networks amid the ever-changing conditions of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.

Author : Olmert M
Publisher : Smithsonian
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-17
Category : Design
ISBN : 089599030X

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SMITHSONIAN BK BKS by Olmert M Pdf

Accompanied by more than 300 illustrations, most in full color, The Smithsonian Book of Books presents the history, the art, and the influence of books through all ages and cultures. Beginning with the ancient origins of writing, Olmert revisits great works of religion, science, and literature. 338 illustrations, 311 in color.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781588346636

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The Last Elephants by Anonim Pdf

Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservation African savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent species. The Last Elephants, an homage to these animals and a clarion call for their preservation, is based upon a shocking finding: savanna elephant populations across Africa are being decimated, with two to three murdered every hour for their ivory. Without action, these elephants soon will vanish from our world. They are a species in imminent danger of extinction, and it is up to us to save them. Featuring more than 250 full-color photos of the breathtaking animals by some of the world's top wildlife photographers, The Last Elephants was inspired by the devastating results of the continent-wide Great Elephant Census of 2016, undertaken by Elephants without Borders in tandem with the world's most prominent conservation groups. The book joins together the voices and vision of scientists, lawmakers, rangers, conservationists, and on-the-ground researchers to speak out against elephant killings, to close loopholes in international law that allow the ivory trade to continue, and to pay tribute to the thousands who work to protect the animals, including African communities who have elected to preserve and protect their elephant neighbors. Offering both profiles of preservation plans that work and hope for elephants' future, this is a must-read for everyone concerned for the future of one of Earth's most captivating species.

Author : National Museum of Natural History,Blake Edgar
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781588346629

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Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time by National Museum of Natural History,Blake Edgar Pdf

A fun, pocket-sized book presenting the remarkable dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed Earth billions of years ago Smithsonian Dinosaurs and Other Amazing Creatures from Deep Time traces the journey of life on Earth from its origins some 4.6 billion years ago. Beginning with the first evidence of life in the form of single-celled microbes, it moves through the Cambrian era's explosion of biodiversity around 540 million years ago through the mass extinction event 252 million years ago that cleared the stage for the first turtles, pterosaurs, and other dinosaurs and mammals of the Triassic era. It offers a rare look at some of the world's most fascinating creatures: from sauropods, the largest creatures to ever walk the land, to the top carnivorous predator Tyrannosaurus rex, as well as the mastodons, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, walrus-whales, and other beasts that seem outlandish to us now. Profiling these and many other fascinating creatures throughout prehistory, the book is sure to delight young dinosaur enthusiasts.

Author : Stephen Weil
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588343574

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Making Museums Matter by Stephen Weil Pdf

In this volume of 29 essays, Weil's overarching concern is that museums be able to “earn their keep”—that they make themselves matter—in an environment of potentially shrinking resources. Also included in this collection are reflections on the special qualities of art museums, an investigation into the relationship of current copyright law to the visual arts, a detailed consideration of how the museums and legal system of the United States have coped with the problem of Nazi-era art, and a series of delightfully provocative training exercises for those anticipating entry into the museum field.

Author : Philip Kopper
Publisher : Smithsonian
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1988-09-17
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 0895990180

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NA INDIANS by Philip Kopper Pdf

Recreates the cultures of the ancestors of today's Indian peoples--their religions, customs, tools, weapons, arts, architecture and scientific knowledge--on the basis of evidence from archaeological sites both large and small, bringing to life the North America of edges previously relegated to a kind of historical limbo.

Author : Donald R. Prothero
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781588346360

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When Humans Nearly Vanished by Donald R. Prothero Pdf

The fascinating true story of the explosion of the Mount Toba supervolcano--the Earth's largest eruption in the past 28 million years--and its lasting impact on Earth and human evolution Some 73,000 years ago, the huge dome of Mount Toba, in today's Sumatra, Indonesia, began to rumble. A deep vibration shook the entire island. Jets of steam and ash emanated from the summit, followed by an explosion louder than any sound heard by Homo sapiens since our species evolved on Earth. The eruption of the Toba supervolcano released the energy of a million tons of explosives; seven hundred cubic miles of magma spewed outward in an explosion forty times larger than the largest hydrogen bomb and more than a thousand times as powerful as the Krakatau eruption in 1883. So much ash and debris was injected into the stratosphere that it partially blocked the sun's radiation and caused global temperatures to drop by five to nine degrees. It took a full decade for Earth to recover to its pre-eruption temperatures. When Humans Nearly Vanished presents the controversial argument that the Toba catastrophe nearly wiped out the human race, leaving only about a thousand to ten thousand breeding pairs of humans worldwide. Human genes today show evidence of a "genetic bottleneck," an effect seen when a population of organisms becomes so small that their genetic diversity is greatly reduced. This group of survivors could be the ancestors of all humans alive today. Donald R. Prothero explores the geological and biological evidence supporting the Toba bottleneck theory; reveals how the explosion itself was discovered; and offers insight into how the world changed afterward and what might happen if such an eruption occurred today. Prothero's riveting account of this calamitous supervolcanic explosion is not to be missed.

Author : Doris L. Rich
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781588345127

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Queen Bess by Doris L. Rich Pdf

Here is the brief but intense life of Bessie Coleman, America's first African American woman aviator. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, she became known as “Queen Bess,” a barnstormer and flying-circus performer who defied the strictures of race, sex, and society in pursuit of a dream.

Author : Michael Barrier,Martin Williams
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : CUB:U183043116214

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A Smithsonian Book of Comic-book Comics by Michael Barrier,Martin Williams Pdf

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : UGA:32108019223372

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The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Examples from the Yellow Kid of 1896 to Peanuts, B.C., and Doonesbury.

Author : Patrick Syme,Abraham Gottlob Werner
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021166545

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Werner's Nomenclature Of Colours, With Additions By P. Syme by Patrick Syme,Abraham Gottlob Werner Pdf

Originally published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a remarkable guide to the colors of the natural world. This edition includes additions by Patrick Syme, a Scottish artist who used the book to create scientifically accurate color charts for field use. With over 100 color swatches and detailed descriptions of each color, this book is an invaluable resource for artists, scientists, and nature lovers. 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 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. 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 : Deborah Cramer
Publisher : Smithsonian
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822035352129

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Smithsonian Ocean by Deborah Cramer Pdf

The tide has turned, and people now hold Earth's life-giving waters in their hands. In this visually stunning book, a gifted science writer often compared to Rachel Carson explains why people's lives--more than ever--depend on the sea. 300 photographs.

Author : Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781684058464

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Sea Creatures: A Smithsonian Coloring Book by Smithsonian Institution Pdf

Voyage beneath the waves to realms of beauty and mystery -- ready for you to color! The Smithsonian Institution presents an awe-inspiring new coloring book that explores the diverse biology of our underwater world. With this meticulously illustrated coloring book, sea-faring fans of all ages can unlock wonders of oceanic depths, interacting with the diverse terrain and species that inhabit these watery spaces. Guided by experts from the Smithsonian and brought to life by Rachel Curtis (Birds: A Smithsonian Coloring Book), these rich pen and ink illustrations invite you to step into captivating scenes featuring the Giant Squid, Corals, Moray Eel, Giant Isopod, Caribbean Octopus, Orca, Starfish, and more. Fans of coloring books and aquatic life will find an enchanting realm to explore with their own creativity. Each page of Sea Creatures: A Smithsonian Coloring Book not only stands alone as a work of art, but is also accompanied by brief and fascinating insights from museum experts, ensuring that time spent coloring is also time spent learning. This book's deluxe ivory paper allows for a variety of artistic media like pen, pencil, or even watercolor, to ensure your creative vision comes to life just the way you want--and lasts for years to come.