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Author : Joseph Jacobs Thorndike
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Discovery of Lost Worlds written by Joseph Jacobs Thorndike and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Bywater
Publisher : Granta
ISBN 13 : 9781862077980
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (779 download)
Download or read book Lost Worlds written by Michael Bywater and published by Granta. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Funny, erudite and fascinating, Bywater's 'Lost worlds' is a treasure trove of spectacularly miscellaneous knowledge, all of it worth knowing, about things lost and gone, many of them worh regretting. Bywater writes with a razor-sharp wit and flashes of real profundity; his magpie genius has found a dazzling outlet here" -- preview by A.C. Grayling (first page)
Author : John Howe
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0753461072
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (534 download)
Download or read book Lost Worlds written by John Howe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover has a circular, plastic-covered opening.
Author : Joseph Jacobs Thorndike
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780828103091
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Discovery of Lost Worlds written by Joseph Jacobs Thorndike and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Conniff
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300211635
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book House of Lost Worlds written by Richard Conniff and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping tale of 150 years of scientific adventure, research, and discovery at the Yale Peabody Museum This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum's storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum's history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O. C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his "Bone Wars" rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody's history and special objects from the museum's 13-million-item collections. For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights.
Author : Arthur Erwin Imhof
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813916590
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Lost Worlds written by Arthur Erwin Imhof and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publication of Lost Worlds introduces to English-speaking readers one of the most original and engaging historians in Germany today. Known for his work in historical demography, Arthur E. Imhof here branches out into folklore, religion, anthropology, psychology, and the history of art. Imhof begins by reconstructing the world and worldview of Johannes Hooss, a farmer in a remote Hessian village. The everyday life of such a man was particular to his region; he spoke a local dialect and shared a regional culture. By exploring the various systems that made sense out of this circumscribed existence - astrology, the folklore of the seasons, and Christian interpretations of birth, confirmation, marriage, and death - Imhof expands the book into a speculation on why life in the late twentieth century can seem meaningless and difficult. Rooted in Imhof's belief that we need stability and values that transcend the individual, Lost Worlds inspires us to examine our own ways of seeing the world.
Author : Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780283979040
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)
Download or read book The Lost Worlds of 2001 written by Arthur Charles Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Roberts
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393241890
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest written by David Roberts and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. In this thrilling story of intellectual and archaeological discovery, David Roberts recounts his last twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock art panels known to very few modern travelers. His adventures range across Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado, and illuminate the mysteries of the Ancestral Puebloans and their contemporary neighbors the Mogollon and Fremont, as well as of the more recent Navajo and Comanche.
Author : Damien Laverdunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781776573158
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (731 download)
Download or read book Fossils from Lost Worlds written by Damien Laverdunt and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest animal life on Earth. Explore whether dinosaurs had scales, fur, or feathers. Find out how fish learned to walk. This lively history combines storytelling with science to bring to life incredible creatures that once walked the Earth--the hallucigenia (a creature without tail or head), the tiktaalik (a walking fish), the plesiosaur (a peaceful sea dragon), and many more. Told with illustrations, comics, and facts, it shows how fossils tell a fascinating story about our oldest known species and how scientific thinking evolves.
Author : Joseph Thorndike, Jr.
Publisher : American Heritage Press
ISBN 13 : 9780828103121
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Discovery of Lost Worlds written by Joseph Thorndike, Jr. and published by American Heritage Press. This book was released on 1980-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experiences of men who unlocked the doors of the past, opening the tombs of Celtic warriors, uncovering the Minoan palace, reveal new aspects of the Mother Goddess
Author : Susan Brigden
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101563990
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book New Worlds, Lost Worlds written by Susan Brigden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-09-24 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No period in British history has more resonance and mystery today than the sixteenth century. New Worlds, Lost Worlds brings the atmosphere and events of this great epoch to life. Exploring the underlying religious motivations for the savage violence and turbulence of the period-from Henry VIII's break with Rome to the overwhelming threat of the Spanish Armada-Susan Brigden investigates the actions and influences of such near-mythical figures as Elizabeth I, Thomas More, Bloody Mary, and Sir Walter Raleigh. Authoritative and accessible, New Worlds, Lost Worlds, the latest in the Penguin History of Britain series, provides a superb introduction to one of the most important, compelling, and intriguing periods in the history of the Western world.
Author : Stewart McPherson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands written by Stewart McPherson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tablelands of the Guiana Highlands are among the most spectacular yet least explored mountains of our world. Each is an immense sandstone plateau known locally as a `tepui' that is encircled on all sides by gigantic vertical cliffs up to 1,000 metres tall. The summits of these unique mountains have remained isolated for millions of years, and today harbour plants, animals and landscapes that occur nowhere else on Earth. This work examines the story of the discovery and exploration of these remarkable mountains and considers the unique plants, animals and landscapes atop of these mysterious lost worlds. The introductory chapters of Lost Worlds outline the remarkable processes that led to the formation of the tepuis of the Guiana Highlands. The following chapter, The Discovery and Exploration of the Guiana Highlands, first reviews the Amerindian presence around, and perceptions of, the tepuis prior to the arrival of Europeans, and then moves to the discovery and description of these tablelands by Europeans from the 16th Century to the exploration of Mount Roraima early in the 20th Century. The next chapter, Some Strange Country of Nightmares provides an overview of the remarkable physical landscape of the summits of the tepuis with a focus on some of the most surprising geological features that are found on the plateau tops and in the nearby lowlands. The following chapter, Islands Above the Clouds, examines the unique evolutionary and ecological processes that have shaped and now give character to the biological landscapes of the tepui summits. The next chapter, Life Above the Clouds, looks at the remarkable diversity of organisms found on the summits of the tepuis and the diverse ways in which plants and animals have adapted to the demanding environmental conditions that occur in these highland environments. The final chapter, As a New Century Begins, reviews the current conservation and management issues relating to the future of Guiana. Lost worlds is the first and only comprehensive study of the remarkable natural history of the tepuis of the Guiana Highlands. The strengths of this book include (1) its uniquely detailed content; (2) the 248 spectacular figures including breath taking images, maps, historical illustrations and photo (3) the very first published images of several species of tepui dwelling plants and animals in their natural habitats. Lost Worlds is up-to-date, comprehensive, focused, well illustrated, and visually beautiful. It is technically written yet is accessible to specialist and non-specialist audiences and will be a valued source of information for all interested in the natural history of the remarkable tablelands of the Guiana!
Author : Franck Goddio
Publisher : British Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780500292372
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (923 download)
Download or read book The BP Exhibition written by Franck Goddio and published by British Museum. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, at the edge of the northwestern Nile Delta, lie the submerged remains of once-lost ancient Egyptian cities that sank over 1,200 years ago, but were dramatically rediscovered in the last years of the 20th century. Pioneering underwater excavations, begun in 1999 and still underway, are uncovering an array of ancient buildings and artefacts. Temple ruins and monumental statuary, harbour installations (and no fewer than 69 shipwrecks), exquisite jewellery and delicate ceramics are among the intriguing remains of these cities already lifted from the sea. Through these extraordinary finds, this book tells the story of how two iconic ancient civilizations, Egypt and Greece, interacted in the late first millennium BC, from the founding of Thonis-Heracleion, Naukratis and Canopus as trading and religious centres to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, through the ensuing centuries of Ptolemaic (Hellenistic) rule, to the suicide of Cleopatra and the ultimate dominance of Rome. Throughout, Greeks and Egyptians lived alongside one another in these lively cities, sharing their politics, religious beliefs, languages and customs. Greek kings adopted the regalia of the pharaoh; ordinary Greek citizens worshipped in Hellenic sanctuaries next to Egyptian temples; and their ancient gods and mythologies became ever more closely intertwined. Published to accompany the blockbuster British Museum exhibition showcasing a spectacular collection of objects, this book retells the history and rediscovery of this vibrant and multi-cultural ancient society.
Author : Richard Fallon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108834000
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Reimagining Dinosaurs in Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature written by Richard Fallon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reimagining Dinosaurs argues that transatlantic popular literature was critical for transforming the dinosaur into a cultural icon between 1880 and 1920
Author : Clark Ashton Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (592 download)
Download or read book Lost Worlds written by Clark Ashton Smith and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Bywater
Publisher : Granta Books (Uk)
ISBN 13 : 9781862077010
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Lost Worlds written by Michael Bywater and published by Granta Books (Uk). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making lists...we have not managed to organize our thinking about loss." Therefore, he does the job for us. Distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square Publishing. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Alan Moorehead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780140036848
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (368 download)
Download or read book The White Nile written by Alan Moorehead and published by . This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Nile, from the Mountains of the Moon to the Mediterranean. The tale starts with Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke setting out to find the sources of the Nile. It continues with Baker of the Nile and his wife struggling with malaria, and of the famous greeting between Stanley and Livingstone. The book examines the results of their discoveries: the building of the Suez canal; the Khedive Ismail's appointment of Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan; and the story of the last days of Khartoum.
