Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naturalists
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Naturalist's Directory
Author: The Naturalists' Universal Directory
Author: Samuel Edson CassinoPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385361214
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
The Naturalists' Directory and Almanac, International
Author: Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Collecting the Weaver's Art
Author: Laurie D. WebsterPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0873654005
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This is the first publication on a remarkable collection of 66 outstanding Pueblo and Navajo textiles donated to the Peabody Museum in the 1980s by William Claflin, Jr. Claflin also bequeathed to the museum his detailed accounts of their collection histories, included here.
The Oölogist
Author: Brethren of the Net
Author: Willis Conner SorensenPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 9780817307554
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Draws together information from diverse sources to illuminate an important chapter in the history of American science Sorensen asks how it came about that, within the span of forty years, the American entomological community developed from a few gentlemen naturalists with primary links to Europe to a thriving scientific community exercising world leadership in entomological science. He investigates the relationship between American and European entomology, the background of American entomologists, the implications of entomological theory, and the specific links between 19th-century American society and the rapid institutional growth and advances in theoretical and applied entomology. By the 1880s the entomologists constituted the largest single group of American zoologists and the largest group of ecologists in the world. While rooted in the British natural history tradition, these individuals developed a distinctive American style of entomological investigation. Inspired by the concept of the balance of nature, they excelled in field investigations of North American insects with special emphasis on insect pests that threatened crop production in a market-oriented agriculture. During this period, entomologists described over ten times as many North American insect species as had been previously named, and they consolidated their findings in definitive collections. Employing evolutionary theory, they contributed to the growing understanding of insect migration, mimicry, seasonal dimorphism, and the symbiotic relationship of plant and animal species. Americans also led in the revision of insect taxonomy according to the new principles. Their employment of entomological findings in the practical control of agricultural pests set new standards worldwide. Initially ridiculed as eccentric bug hunters, American entomologists eventually achieved stature as agricultural advisers and as investigators into the origin and nature of life. Based primarily on the correspondence of American entomologists, Brethren of the Net draws together information from diverse sources to illuminate an important chapter in the history of American science.
The Angler's Note-book and Naturalist's Record
Author: Report
Author: New York State MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Report of Progress - Geological Survey of Canada
Author: Geological Survey of CanadaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Vols. for 1853-56, 1877/78, 1882-84 include atlases.