Author: John McPhee
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374708460
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion years Twenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with. The structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title Annals of the Former World. Like the terrain it covers, Annals of the Former World tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through it. As clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern nonfiction. Annals of the Former World is the winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.
Annals of the Former World
Author: John McPhee
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374708460
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion years Twenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with. The structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title Annals of the Former World. Like the terrain it covers, Annals of the Former World tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through it. As clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern nonfiction. Annals of the Former World is the winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374708460
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion years Twenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with. The structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title Annals of the Former World. Like the terrain it covers, Annals of the Former World tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through it. As clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern nonfiction. Annals of the Former World is the winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction.
Annals of Nature
Author: Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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The annals and magazine of natural history, zoology, botany and geology
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Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Pages : 580
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Annals of Natural History
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Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Pages : 506
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Annals & Magazine of Natural History
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Annals and Magazine of Natural History
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... Studies on Acari ...
Author: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology
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Category : Demodicidae
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Category : Demodicidae
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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Pages : 0
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Worlds of Natural History
Author: Helen Anne Curry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131651031X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 683
Book Description
Explores the development of natural history since the Renaissance and contextualizes current discussions of biodiversity.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 131651031X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 683
Book Description
Explores the development of natural history since the Renaissance and contextualizes current discussions of biodiversity.
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Author:
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666800749
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Excerpt from The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany and Geology Northern India. By edward doubleday, Assistant in the Zoological Department of the British Museum, e.l.s. 850. (with a Plate.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666800749
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Excerpt from The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany and Geology Northern India. By edward doubleday, Assistant in the Zoological Department of the British Museum, e.l.s. 850. (with a Plate.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.