Author: Julian HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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The Individual in the Animal Kingdom
Author: Julian HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Animal Kingdom
Author: Jim NaughtenPublisher: Prestel Publishing
ISBN: 9783791382470
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Throughout his life photographer Jim Naughten has been fascinated with the natural world. As a child, he collected fossils he found near his home in Dover. Now a renowned photographer, Naughten has started to experiment with stereography and has turned to his boyhood interest, gaining access to the archives of some of the world's most prestigious natural history museums. This gorgeously produced book contains fifty images of marine life, reptiles, mammals, birds and primates photographed expressly for viewing through a stereoscope, which is included with the book. Stereoscopy was invented in 1839 to study and explain binocular vision. Having two eyes allows humans to determine distance and depth and stereoscopy shows a left- and right-eye view from a slightly different angle, as we see things in day-to-day life. Looking through the stereo viewer, readers will see the specimens as three-dimensional objects. As the images jump off the page, their incredible details become apparent-delicate bat wings, the spiraling skeleton of a python, the almost mythic form of a leafy sea dragon.A foreword by Martin Barnes of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London offers an assessment of the work while essays on the specimens themselves and the history of stereoscopy provide rich background to this photographic technology, and to Naughten's achievement in bringing to life a world that seamlessly melds the past and present.
Johnson's Natural History
Author: Samuel Griswold GoodrichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages :
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A Natural History of the Animal Kingdom
Author: William Sweetland DallasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 870
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Animal Kingdom
Author: Jack AshbyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780750981521
Category : SCIENCE
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a journey through natural history and shows the richness of animal life on our planet like you've never seen it before.
Illustrated Natural History of the Animal Kingdom
Author: S.G. GoodrichPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382310147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Great Book of the Animal Kingdom
Author: Animal Kingdom
Author: Michael ChineryPublisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754819639
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the swamps of Australasia to the frozen extremes of North America and from the seas of the South Pacific deep into the forests of southern Asia, find out about animal bodies and behaviour, and how they hunt, communicate and raise their young. An amazing natural history guide with 1500 colour pictures.
The Animal Kingdom: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Peter HollandPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199593213
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of animals and their evolution. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Holland provides an authoritative summary of the modern view of animal life, its origins, and the new classification resulting from DNA studies.
Beautiful Creatures
Author: Marion FaselPublisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0847868400
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Creatures from the animal kingdom represented in exquisite jewelry by renowned masters Cartier, Bulgari, Tiffany & Co., JAR, Belperron, David Webb, Schlumberger, Boucheron, and many other brilliant jewelers. Many of the most imaginative designs by the world's great jewelry houses and artisans take inspiration from the animal kingdom. From Cartier's iconic panthers to Bulgari's snakes and JAR's butterflies, these spectacular objects dripping with precious stones are akin to wearable art. Beautiful Creatures depicts some of the most spectacular beasts ever transformed into sparkling treasures and accompanies a forthcoming special exhibition in the American Museum of Natural History's Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals. The 120 pieces featured date from the mid-1800s to the present, representing species from the realms of land, air, and water. Gorgeous studio photography of the jewelry is complemented by images of iconic personalities, including Elizabeth Taylor, Twiggy, and the Duchess of Windsor wearing famous animal- inspired jewels. Guest curator Marion Fasel relays the stories behind the individual pieces through entertaining anecdotes and reveals the colorful histories and fascinating symbolism of these remarkable creatures in precious gems and metals that intrigue and delight and that we never tire of wearing.