Author: Benjamin Hornor CoatesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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A Biographical Sketch of the Late Thomas Say, Esq. Read Before the Academy of Natural Sciences ...
Author: Benjamin H. CoatesA Biographical Sketch of the Late Thomas Say
Author: Benjamin Hornor CoatesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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A Biographical Sketch of the Late Thomas Say, Esq.
Author: Benjamin Hornor CoatesPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396340109
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Excerpt from A Biographical Sketch of the Late Thomas Say, Esq.: Read Before the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, December 16, 1834 At an early period of his life, a near family con nection with the celebrated naturalist, William Bar tram, of Kingsessing, induced the young Say, to gether with several of his acquaintance, to devote a considerable amount of time to collecting objects of natural history for their venerable friend's museum. This occurrence seems to have fixed his destiny: the student, young as he was, felt himself at once in his proper sphere. He immediately commenced the study of natural history; a pursuit which, though occasionally suffering a temporary interruption, was never wholly laid aside for the remainder of his life. 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.
A Biographical Sketch of the Late Thomas Say, Esq., Read Before the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, December 16, 1834
Author: Benjamin Hornor CoatesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 31
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A Biographical Sketch of the Late Thomas Say
Author: Benjamin H. CoatesPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781354625354
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Thomas Say
Author: Patricia Tyson StroudPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Explorer, pioneering natural scientist, and a founder of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Thomas Say (1787-1834) devoted his life to establishing the authority of American scientists to name and describe their native flora and fauna (until then, specimens were sent to Europe for that purpose). He was the first to name and describe for science the coyote, plains grey wolf, and swift fox, in addition to several western birds and many amphibians. He ranks with William Bartram, Alexander Wilson, Thomas Nuttall, and John James Audubon as one of the great naturalists of early America. In the early nineteenth century, Say was successful in founding the sciences of entomology and conchology in the United States. He wrote the first book published in America on insects, American Entomology (1824-1828), primarily illustrated by Titian Peale. In 1817 Say joined the wealthy Scottish geologist and social reformer, William Maclure, on an expedition to Spanish-controlled Florida and the sea islands off the coast of Georgia; two years later, he was the first trained scientist to accompany a government-sponsored expedition to the west, when he joined Stephen H. Long's expedition to the Rocky Mountains. At the instigation of Maclure, Say moved to Robert Owen's "utopian" community of New Harmony, Indiana, in 1825. It was there, under relatively primitive conditions, that he produced his great work on shells, American Conchology, with plates drawn and colored by his wife, Lucy Sistare Say. This is the first full biography of Thomas Say in sixty years. Patricia Tyson Stroud, herself a member of the Say family, draws upon Say's correspondence and other biographical details to present anaccurate, detailed picture of Say's personality and character. Thomas Say, New World Naturalist will be of interest to anyone interested in the history of science, Philadelphia history, history of the early Republic, biography, entomology, and malacology.
Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania
Author: The Register of Pennsylvania
Author: Samuel HazardPublisher:
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Taking Flight
Author: Michael EdmondsPublisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870208373
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A dynamic account of ornithological history in America’s heartland. Today, more than fifty million Americans traipse through wetlands at dawn, endure clouds of mosquitoes, and brave freezing autumn winds just to catch a glimpse of a bird. The human desire to connect with winged creatures defies age and generation. In the Midwest, humans and birds have lived together for more than twelve thousand years. Taking Flight explores how and why people have worshipped, feared, studied, hunted, eaten, and protected the birds that surrounded them. Author and birder Michael Edmonds has combed archaeological reports, missionaries’ journals, travelers’ letters, early scientific treatises, the memoirs of American Indian elders, and the folklore of hunters, farmers, and formerly enslaved people throughout the Midwest to reveal how our ancestors thought about the very same birds we see today. Whether you’re a casual bird-watcher, a hard-core life-lister, or simply someone who loves the outdoors, you’ll look at birds differently after reading this book.
ALA Bulletin
Author: American Library AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library science
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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