Author: Charles Schuchert
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Outlines of Historical Geology
Author: Charles Schuchert
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Outlines of Geology
Author: Adolph Knopf
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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A Textbook of Geology: Physical geology, by Chester R. Longwell, Adolph Knopf and Richard F. Flint. 2d (rev.) ed
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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A Textbook of Geology: Physical geology, by Chester R. Longwell, Adolph Knopf and Richard F. Flint
Author: Chester Ray Longwell
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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A Textbook of Geology: Physical geology, by Chester R. Longwell, Adolph Knopf and Richard F. Flint. 2nd ed
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Rocks and Rock Minerals
Author: Louis Valentine Pirsson
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Category : Petrology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Category : Petrology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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A textbook of geology
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Research Catalog of the Library of the American Museum of Natural History
Author: American Museum of Natural History. Library
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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House of Lost Worlds
Author: Richard Conniff
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030022060X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum’s storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum’s history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O. C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his “Bone Wars” rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody’s history and special objects from the museum’s 13-million-item collections. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030022060X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum’s storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum’s history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O. C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his “Bone Wars” rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody’s history and special objects from the museum’s 13-million-item collections. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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