Author: United States. War Department. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Military Literature in the War Department Library
Author: United States. War Department. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Military Literature in the War Department Library
Author: United States. War Dept. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Military Literature in the War Department Library Relating Chiefly to the Participation of the Individual States in the War for the Union
Author: United States. War Department. Library
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Darwins Historical Sketch
Author: Curtis N. Johnson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190882948
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Charles Darwin's "Historical Sketch" has appeared as a preface to nearly every authorized edition of Darwin's Origin of Species since the second English edition was published in 1860. The "Historical Sketch" provides a brief history of opinion about the species question as a prelude to Darwin's own independent contribution to the subject, but its provenance is somewhat obscure. While some previous thinkers anticipated portions of Darwin's theory long before he did, none of them saw the complete picture as clearly as Darwin. As such, he was able to claim originality and priority for the idea that has transformed our understanding of nature. His "Historical Sketch" was written as an attempt to address these issues. Some things are known about its production, such as when it first appeared and what changes were made to it between its first appearance in 1860 and its final form in 1866. Other questions remain unanswered. How did it evolve in Darwin's mind? Why did he write it at all? What did he think he was accomplishing by prefacing it to Origin of Species? Curtis Johnson approaches these questions, offering some clarity on the originality of Darwin's work. Darwin's "Historical Sketch" is the first comprehensive study of Darwin's "Preface" to Origin of Species. Johnson conveys the pressure Darwin felt from friends and other correspondents to showcase the originality of his theory, and he tackles questions of originality by carefully examining the 35 authors Darwin referenced in this monumental text.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190882948
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Charles Darwin's "Historical Sketch" has appeared as a preface to nearly every authorized edition of Darwin's Origin of Species since the second English edition was published in 1860. The "Historical Sketch" provides a brief history of opinion about the species question as a prelude to Darwin's own independent contribution to the subject, but its provenance is somewhat obscure. While some previous thinkers anticipated portions of Darwin's theory long before he did, none of them saw the complete picture as clearly as Darwin. As such, he was able to claim originality and priority for the idea that has transformed our understanding of nature. His "Historical Sketch" was written as an attempt to address these issues. Some things are known about its production, such as when it first appeared and what changes were made to it between its first appearance in 1860 and its final form in 1866. Other questions remain unanswered. How did it evolve in Darwin's mind? Why did he write it at all? What did he think he was accomplishing by prefacing it to Origin of Species? Curtis Johnson approaches these questions, offering some clarity on the originality of Darwin's work. Darwin's "Historical Sketch" is the first comprehensive study of Darwin's "Preface" to Origin of Species. Johnson conveys the pressure Darwin felt from friends and other correspondents to showcase the originality of his theory, and he tackles questions of originality by carefully examining the 35 authors Darwin referenced in this monumental text.
Historical Sketch of the Electric Telegraph
Author: Alexander Jones
Publisher:
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Category : Telegraph
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Telegraph
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Modern Philology: Historical sketch of the Indo-European languages. History of modern philology. Science of etymology
Author: Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.
Collins Historical Sketches of Kentucky
Author: Lewis Collins
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
A Measure of Success
Author: Michael J. McTighe
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438412681
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This book examines the role Protestants played in the formation of the public culture of antebellum Cleveland, a developing commercial city typical of many cities throughout the Midwest. The author analyzes the extent to which, and the way in which, Protestants were able to exercise power in the city, concluding that they achieved a measure of success during the years 1836 to 1860, after which their power began to erode. As a framework for this analysis, he develops a methodology for measuring the success, or influence, of religion in a particular society. By focusing on the public culture, this book encompasses both the formal and informal uses of power and the public, quasi-public, and private activities of Protestants. This allows for a discussion of a broader spectrum of culture-shaping activity than is usually included in studies of religion and society, including an examination of contests within the Protestant community over identity and commitments and attitudes toward economic development, benevolent work, temperance agitation, antislavery campaigns, participation in civic rituals, and the social bases of Protestant influence.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438412681
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This book examines the role Protestants played in the formation of the public culture of antebellum Cleveland, a developing commercial city typical of many cities throughout the Midwest. The author analyzes the extent to which, and the way in which, Protestants were able to exercise power in the city, concluding that they achieved a measure of success during the years 1836 to 1860, after which their power began to erode. As a framework for this analysis, he develops a methodology for measuring the success, or influence, of religion in a particular society. By focusing on the public culture, this book encompasses both the formal and informal uses of power and the public, quasi-public, and private activities of Protestants. This allows for a discussion of a broader spectrum of culture-shaping activity than is usually included in studies of religion and society, including an examination of contests within the Protestant community over identity and commitments and attitudes toward economic development, benevolent work, temperance agitation, antislavery campaigns, participation in civic rituals, and the social bases of Protestant influence.