Memoir of Louis Agassiz, 1807-1873
Author: Arnold Guyot
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Published: 1883
Total Pages: 64
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Author: Arnold Guyot
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Published: 1883
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arnold Henry Guyot
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Published: 1883
Total Pages: 49
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alice Bache Gould
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 194
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jules Marcou
Publisher: Gregg International
Published: 1896
Total Pages: 668
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael S. Sharpiro
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1990-07-24
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0313387885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis critical bibliography of museum studies comprises an organized collection of essays on the various types of museums--art, natural history, history, science and technology, and folk--and on general aspects--collections, education, exhibitions, etc.--that cut across the media. Most of the essays are cogent, substantial if not comprehensive, and clear. The editor has taken care to see that they follow a similar format of historical essay followed by a full bibliography of items discussed. Library Journal As the number of museums in the United States has grown to more than 6500 in this century, the museum profession has experienced similar growth. In addition to academic training and accreditation programs in the field, an expanding body of literature on museum history, philosophy, and functions has evolved, little of which has received the critical attention it deserves. This reference volume serves as an up-to-date guide to this wealth of literature, identifying and evaluating works that introduce the general reader, the museum studies student, and the beginning professional to the history, philosophy, and functions of museums. The volume presents a series of informative, historical outlines and critical bibliographic essays on all aspects of museum history, philosophy, and functions. Contributors treat such subjects as art museums, natural history museums, science and technology museums, history museums, collections, exhibition, education and interpretation, and the public and museums. Each chapter consists of an introductory historical narrative, a survey of sources, and a bibliographic checklist that contains cited and additional sources. A set of appendices include a geographically organized bibliography of museum directories, a guide to archives and special collections, and a selective list of museum-related periodicals. The book concludes with a comprehensive general subject index. This work will be an important reference tool for museum professionals and cultural historians, as well as for courses in museum studies. It will also be a valuable addition to both academic and public libraries.
Author: Robert Huxley
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2019-09-24
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0500774870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of natural history as seen through the lives, observations, and discoveries of the world’s greatest naturalists. We owe a debt of gratitude to the naturalists who described, experimented, collected, and gave us the means to understand the natural world. They came from all over the globe, from classical times to the end of the nineteenth century, when natural history changed from a mainly amateur pursuit to today's specialized scientific profession. Braving dangers—including storms, pirates, and disease—in pursuit of cataloging the natural world, pioneers such as Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin changed the course of science with their groundbreaking theories. This book includes many naturalists who are well known, such as the earliest great natural historian, Aristotle; Carl Linnaeus, the man who brought order to nature; the ornithologist and painter John James Audubon; and Georges Cuvier, who established the concept of extinction. Others are now given their rightful place: Antony van Leeuwenhoek, who made his own microscopes and discovered bacteria; and Mary Anning, "the princess of paleontology," who had an amazing, self-taught talent for finding fossils. Many of these people were great artists as well as scientists, and The Great Naturalists is illustrated with a selection of beautiful and precise paintings and drawings of birds, animals, fossils, fish, shells, and rocks from the unparalleled collections of the Natural History Museum, London.
Author: Chaim M. Rosenberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2021-03-11
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1793644608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the life and legacy of John Lowell Jr (1799–1836) through the establishment of the Lowell Institute, still active in Boston, which offers free education.
Author: Christoph Irmscher
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 453
ISBN-13: 0547577672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA provocative new life restoring Agassiz--America's most famous natural scientist of the 19th century, inventor of the Ice Age, stubborn anti-Darwinist--to his glorious, troubling place in science and culture.
Author: Andrew Sloan Draper
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 416
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edward H. O'Neill
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2016-11-11
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 1512804940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is the most comprehensive bibliography of purely biographical material written by Americans. It covers every possible field of life but, by design, excludes autobiographies, diaries, and journals.