Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331102963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 5 It will be seen that each separate work or paper on the Recent Conchology of North America is taken up, its title and date given, its author's name, and a list of species therein 'described or in any important manner referred to, together with their synonymy, locality, and the volume, page, plate and figure relating to them. For their value as contributions to our knowledge of geographical distribution I have also quoted all the local lists of species, with out descriptions. General works ou Natural History and school books containing notices of conchology are sometimes referred to. They are too numerous and of too little importance to the scien tihe student to make it an object to include them all. I have not included the Bryozoa. As it was necessary to draw the line between those to be omitted or quoted among the genera of doubtful position, I have decided to give only those included in the Genera of Recent Mollusca, by II. And A. Adams. 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.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331102963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 5 It will be seen that each separate work or paper on the Recent Conchology of North America is taken up, its title and date given, its author's name, and a list of species therein 'described or in any important manner referred to, together with their synonymy, locality, and the volume, page, plate and figure relating to them. For their value as contributions to our knowledge of geographical distribution I have also quoted all the local lists of species, with out descriptions. General works ou Natural History and school books containing notices of conchology are sometimes referred to. They are too numerous and of too little importance to the scien tihe student to make it an object to include them all. I have not included the Bryozoa. As it was necessary to draw the line between those to be omitted or quoted among the genera of doubtful position, I have decided to give only those included in the Genera of Recent Mollusca, by II. And A. Adams. 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: 9780331102963
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 5 It will be seen that each separate work or paper on the Recent Conchology of North America is taken up, its title and date given, its author's name, and a list of species therein 'described or in any important manner referred to, together with their synonymy, locality, and the volume, page, plate and figure relating to them. For their value as contributions to our knowledge of geographical distribution I have also quoted all the local lists of species, with out descriptions. General works ou Natural History and school books containing notices of conchology are sometimes referred to. They are too numerous and of too little importance to the scien tihe student to make it an object to include them all. I have not included the Bryozoa. As it was necessary to draw the line between those to be omitted or quoted among the genera of doubtful position, I have decided to give only those included in the Genera of Recent Mollusca, by II. And A. Adams. 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.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 47
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364179147
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 47: Quarterly Issue, Volume II F esting. Moreover, the evidence for the water vapor bands (includ ing that at p), given in plate 1, figure I, and plates Iv and V, should be conclusive of their origin. This does not necessarily mean that the particular nicks in the curves are atmospheric; they may be due to some solar line superposed on the greater atmospheric band. By far the greater portion of the absorption must, however, be terrestrial. 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: 9780364179147
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 47: Quarterly Issue, Volume II F esting. Moreover, the evidence for the water vapor bands (includ ing that at p), given in plate 1, figure I, and plates Iv and V, should be conclusive of their origin. This does not necessarily mean that the particular nicks in the curves are atmospheric; they may be due to some solar line superposed on the greater atmospheric band. By far the greater portion of the absorption must, however, be terrestrial. 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.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 52 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266387541
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 52 The Quarterly Issue ends with the present number, Part 4, Vol. V. Articles Will hereafter bear reference only to volumes of the regular series of smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 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: 9780266387541
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 52 The Quarterly Issue ends with the present number, Part 4, Vol. V. Articles Will hereafter bear reference only to volumes of the regular series of smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 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.
Deep Learning
Author: Stellan Ohlsson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139496751
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Although the ability to retain, process, and project prior experience onto future situations is indispensable, the human mind also possesses the ability to override experience and adapt to changing circumstances. Cognitive scientist Stellan Ohlsson analyzes three types of deep, non-monotonic cognitive change: creative insight, adaptation of cognitive skills by learning from errors, and conversion from one belief to another, incompatible belief. For each topic, Ohlsson summarizes past research, re-formulates the relevant research questions, and proposes information-processing mechanisms that answer those questions. The three theories are based on the principles of redistribution of activation, specialization of practical knowledge, and re-subsumption of declarative information. Ohlsson develops the implications of those mechanisms by scaling their effects with respect to time, complexity, and social interaction. The book ends with a unified theory of non-monotonic cognitive change that captures the abstract properties that the three types of change share.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139496751
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Although the ability to retain, process, and project prior experience onto future situations is indispensable, the human mind also possesses the ability to override experience and adapt to changing circumstances. Cognitive scientist Stellan Ohlsson analyzes three types of deep, non-monotonic cognitive change: creative insight, adaptation of cognitive skills by learning from errors, and conversion from one belief to another, incompatible belief. For each topic, Ohlsson summarizes past research, re-formulates the relevant research questions, and proposes information-processing mechanisms that answer those questions. The three theories are based on the principles of redistribution of activation, specialization of practical knowledge, and re-subsumption of declarative information. Ohlsson develops the implications of those mechanisms by scaling their effects with respect to time, complexity, and social interaction. The book ends with a unified theory of non-monotonic cognitive change that captures the abstract properties that the three types of change share.
Tracing Archaeology's Past
Author: Andrew L. Christenson
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809315239
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In 17 critical essays, the first book to address the historiography of archaeology evaluates how and why the history of archaeology is written. The emphasis in the first section is on how archaeologists use historical knowledge of their discipline. For example, it can help them to understand the origin of current archaeological ideas, to learn from past errors, and to apply past research to current questions. It can even be integrated into the new liberal arts curricula in an attempt to instruct students in critical thinking. The second section considers the sociopolitical context within which past archaeologists lived and worked and the contexts within which historians of archaeology write. The topics treated include the rise of capitalism and colonialism and the rise of "modern archaeology," the political contexts and changing form of the history of Mesoamerican archaeology, the decline to obscurity of once prominent archaeologists, and the institutional and ideological "fossilization" of American classical archaeology. The final section focuses on researching and presenting the history of archaeology. The authors discuss past archaeologists in light of their institutional affiliations, the use of historic methods to interpret past archaeological notes and collections, and the means of presenting the history of archaeology on videotape. The final paper offers a plan for documenting the many records (diaries, fieldnotes, correspondence, unpublished reports) in public and private hands that contain the history of archaeology.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809315239
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In 17 critical essays, the first book to address the historiography of archaeology evaluates how and why the history of archaeology is written. The emphasis in the first section is on how archaeologists use historical knowledge of their discipline. For example, it can help them to understand the origin of current archaeological ideas, to learn from past errors, and to apply past research to current questions. It can even be integrated into the new liberal arts curricula in an attempt to instruct students in critical thinking. The second section considers the sociopolitical context within which past archaeologists lived and worked and the contexts within which historians of archaeology write. The topics treated include the rise of capitalism and colonialism and the rise of "modern archaeology," the political contexts and changing form of the history of Mesoamerican archaeology, the decline to obscurity of once prominent archaeologists, and the institutional and ideological "fossilization" of American classical archaeology. The final section focuses on researching and presenting the history of archaeology. The authors discuss past archaeologists in light of their institutional affiliations, the use of historic methods to interpret past archaeological notes and collections, and the means of presenting the history of archaeology on videotape. The final paper offers a plan for documenting the many records (diaries, fieldnotes, correspondence, unpublished reports) in public and private hands that contain the history of archaeology.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1888, Vol. 33 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331058284
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1888, Vol. 33 The assignment Of a work to one or the other of the two series will sometimes depend upon whether the required illustrations can be presented more conveniently in the quarto or the octavo form. In the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, as well as in the present series, each article is separately paged and indexed, and the actual date of its publication is that given on its special title page, and not that of the volume in which it is placed. In many cases works have been published and largely distributed, years before their combination into volumes. 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: 9780331058284
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1888, Vol. 33 The assignment Of a work to one or the other of the two series will sometimes depend upon whether the required illustrations can be presented more conveniently in the quarto or the octavo form. In the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, as well as in the present series, each article is separately paged and indexed, and the actual date of its publication is that given on its special title page, and not that of the volume in which it is placed. In many cases works have been published and largely distributed, years before their combination into volumes. 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.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1916
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1916
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Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1905, Vol. 46 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331850000
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1905, Vol. 46 On concluding this work I turned my attention to the improve ment of the apparatus for liquefying hydrogen, and to the theoretical investigation of the processes involved. An account of this work is contained in the following pages. 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: 9780331850000
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1905, Vol. 46 On concluding this work I turned my attention to the improve ment of the apparatus for liquefying hydrogen, and to the theoretical investigation of the processes involved. An account of this work is contained in the following pages. 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.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 25 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528482172
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 25 Article V. It shall be the duty of the General Committee to make rules for the government of the Society, and to transact all its business. 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: 9781528482172
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 25 Article V. It shall be the duty of the General Committee to make rules for the government of the Society, and to transact all its business. 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.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1910, Vol. 54 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396382819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1910, Vol. 54 Any discussion, or any indication even, of landmarks in the history of botany must needs be preceded by a somewhat careful enquiry into the nature and purposes of the science as such. Where in does botany, as a science, essentially consist? With this question unanswered it were impracticable either to indicate the origin or trace the progress Of it. In the most extended use Of the term, all information about the plant world or any part of it is botany. According to this View, all treatises upon agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, forestry, and pharmacy, in so far as they deal with plants and their products, are botanical. 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: 9781396382819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
Excerpt from Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1910, Vol. 54 Any discussion, or any indication even, of landmarks in the history of botany must needs be preceded by a somewhat careful enquiry into the nature and purposes of the science as such. Where in does botany, as a science, essentially consist? With this question unanswered it were impracticable either to indicate the origin or trace the progress Of it. In the most extended use Of the term, all information about the plant world or any part of it is botany. According to this View, all treatises upon agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, forestry, and pharmacy, in so far as they deal with plants and their products, are botanical. 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.