Author: Roger David Penhallurick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Dr Jonathan Couch was Cornwall's foremost naturalist in the 19th century. This work draws on the Royal Institution of Cornwall's extensive collection of his material, in particular his hitherto unpublished study of Cornish birds and his Journal of Natural History.
Jonathan Couch's Cornish Birds
Author: Roger David Penhallurick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Dr Jonathan Couch was Cornwall's foremost naturalist in the 19th century. This work draws on the Royal Institution of Cornwall's extensive collection of his material, in particular his hitherto unpublished study of Cornish birds and his Journal of Natural History.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Dr Jonathan Couch was Cornwall's foremost naturalist in the 19th century. This work draws on the Royal Institution of Cornwall's extensive collection of his material, in particular his hitherto unpublished study of Cornish birds and his Journal of Natural History.
Regionalizing Science
Author: Simon Naylor
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822981807
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Victorian England, as is well known, produced an enormous amount of scientific endeavour, but what has previously been overlooked is the important role of geography on these developments. Naylor seeks to rectify this imbalance by presenting a historical geography of regional science. Taking an in-depth look at the county of Cornwall, questions on how science affected provincial Victorian society, how it changed people's relationship with the landscape and how it shaped society are applied to the Cornish case study, allowing a depth and texture of analysis denied to more general scientific overviews of the period.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822981807
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Victorian England, as is well known, produced an enormous amount of scientific endeavour, but what has previously been overlooked is the important role of geography on these developments. Naylor seeks to rectify this imbalance by presenting a historical geography of regional science. Taking an in-depth look at the county of Cornwall, questions on how science affected provincial Victorian society, how it changed people's relationship with the landscape and how it shaped society are applied to the Cornish case study, allowing a depth and texture of analysis denied to more general scientific overviews of the period.
A Cornish Fauna; Being a Compendium of the Natural History of the County, Intented to Form a Companion to the Collection in the Museum of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
Author: Jonathan Couch
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368899112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368899112
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Author: United States National Museum
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Proceedings
Author: United States National Museum
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
The Storm-petrels
Author: Rob Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472985796
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The first definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts on the species. Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the open ocean yet can survive for decades. It walks on water, and migrates half way around the world, returning to remote islands to breed underground, often in the same rock crevice each year. At night it lays an enormous egg, feeding its chick until the nestling weighs more than both parents put together. It seems to have little fear of humans, but was itself feared by ancient seafarers. This might sound like the stuff of legend but is actually the description of a real creature, the storm-petrel: walker on water, global wanderer, climate sentinel and open-ocean survivor. In this beautifully written monograph, Rob Thomas explores the remarkable life of the European Storm-petrel, comparing and contrasting its behaviour and ecology across its range, and with the other storm-petrels of the world. We learn about their evolution, taxonomy, migration and adaptations to a life in the harsh open ocean, while also discovering what these enigmatic seabirds are revealing about what humans are doing to our planet. Illustrated with 150 photographs, and including the author's personal anecdotes and observations, Storm-petrels highlights some of the most exciting recent research findings and sets a trajectory for future discoveries.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472985796
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The first definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts on the species. Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the open ocean yet can survive for decades. It walks on water, and migrates half way around the world, returning to remote islands to breed underground, often in the same rock crevice each year. At night it lays an enormous egg, feeding its chick until the nestling weighs more than both parents put together. It seems to have little fear of humans, but was itself feared by ancient seafarers. This might sound like the stuff of legend but is actually the description of a real creature, the storm-petrel: walker on water, global wanderer, climate sentinel and open-ocean survivor. In this beautifully written monograph, Rob Thomas explores the remarkable life of the European Storm-petrel, comparing and contrasting its behaviour and ecology across its range, and with the other storm-petrels of the world. We learn about their evolution, taxonomy, migration and adaptations to a life in the harsh open ocean, while also discovering what these enigmatic seabirds are revealing about what humans are doing to our planet. Illustrated with 150 photographs, and including the author's personal anecdotes and observations, Storm-petrels highlights some of the most exciting recent research findings and sets a trajectory for future discoveries.
Supplement to the History of British Birds
Author: William Yarrell
Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds
Author: Owen
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
The Collected Works of W.H. Hudson: Adventures among birds
Author: William Henry Hudson
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History) ...
Author: British Museum (Natural History). Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural History
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description