Author:
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. 150, 2000)
Author:
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. 151, 2001)
Author:
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955507
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955507
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. 156, 2007)
Author:
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955538
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955538
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. 154, 2005)
Author:
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955521
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955521
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. 152, 2002)
Author:
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955514
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955514
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
PROCEEDINGS OF The Academy of Natural Science OF PHILADELPHIA
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781437955118
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781437955118
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Proceedings of The Academy of Natural Sciences (Vol. 140, 1988)
Author:
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
ISBN: 9781437955392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Early Modern Supernatural
Author: Jane P. Davidson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Devils, ghosts, poltergeists, werewolves, and witches are all covered in this book about the "dark side" of supernatural beliefs in early modern Europe, tapping period literature, folklore, art, and scholarly writings in its investigation. The dark side of early modern European culture could be deemed equal in historical significance to Christianity based on the hundreds of books that were printed about the topic between 1400 and 1700. Famous writers and artists like William Shakespeare and Albrecht Dürer depicted the dark side in their work, and some of the first printed books in Europe were about witches. The pervasive representation of these monsters and apparitions in period literature, folklore, and art clearly reflects their power to inspire fear and superstition, but also demonstrates how integral they were to early modern European culture. This unique book addresses topics of the supernatural within the context of the early modern period in Europe, covering "mythical" entities such as devils, witches, ghosts, poltergeists, and werewolves in detail and examining how they fit in with the emerging new scientific method of the time. This unique combination of cultural studies for the period is ideal for undergraduate students and general readers.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Devils, ghosts, poltergeists, werewolves, and witches are all covered in this book about the "dark side" of supernatural beliefs in early modern Europe, tapping period literature, folklore, art, and scholarly writings in its investigation. The dark side of early modern European culture could be deemed equal in historical significance to Christianity based on the hundreds of books that were printed about the topic between 1400 and 1700. Famous writers and artists like William Shakespeare and Albrecht Dürer depicted the dark side in their work, and some of the first printed books in Europe were about witches. The pervasive representation of these monsters and apparitions in period literature, folklore, and art clearly reflects their power to inspire fear and superstition, but also demonstrates how integral they were to early modern European culture. This unique book addresses topics of the supernatural within the context of the early modern period in Europe, covering "mythical" entities such as devils, witches, ghosts, poltergeists, and werewolves in detail and examining how they fit in with the emerging new scientific method of the time. This unique combination of cultural studies for the period is ideal for undergraduate students and general readers.
Big Meg
Author: Tim Flannery
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802162592
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, delivers an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all time When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a beach near his home in Australia. This remarkable find—the tooth was large enough to cover his palm—sparked an interest in paleontology that was to inform his life’s work and a lifelong quest to uncover the secrets of the great shark Otodus megalodon. Tim passed on his love of the natural world and interest in the fossil record to his daughter, Emma, a scientist and writer. And now, together, they have written a fascinating account of this ancient marine creature. Big Meg charts the evolution of megalodon, its super-predator status for about fifteen million years and its decline and extinction. It delves into the fossil record to answer questions about its behavior and role in shaping marine ecosystems as well as its impact on the human psyche. It contains stories of the scientist and amateur fossil hunters who have scoured the seas, and land, for fossil remains, drawn to the beauty and mystique of the great shark, sometimes meeting their death in the process. Deemed “in the league of the all-time great explorers” by David Attenborough, Tim Flannery has come together with Emma Flannery to spin a story of the great natural history of our planet as enthralling as the fossil record itself.
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802162592
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, delivers an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all time When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a beach near his home in Australia. This remarkable find—the tooth was large enough to cover his palm—sparked an interest in paleontology that was to inform his life’s work and a lifelong quest to uncover the secrets of the great shark Otodus megalodon. Tim passed on his love of the natural world and interest in the fossil record to his daughter, Emma, a scientist and writer. And now, together, they have written a fascinating account of this ancient marine creature. Big Meg charts the evolution of megalodon, its super-predator status for about fifteen million years and its decline and extinction. It delves into the fossil record to answer questions about its behavior and role in shaping marine ecosystems as well as its impact on the human psyche. It contains stories of the scientist and amateur fossil hunters who have scoured the seas, and land, for fossil remains, drawn to the beauty and mystique of the great shark, sometimes meeting their death in the process. Deemed “in the league of the all-time great explorers” by David Attenborough, Tim Flannery has come together with Emma Flannery to spin a story of the great natural history of our planet as enthralling as the fossil record itself.
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Author: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
"Publications of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia": v. 53, 1901, p. 788-794.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
"Publications of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia": v. 53, 1901, p. 788-794.