The Effects of Atomic Radiation on Oceanography and Fisheries, Report
"This hardback almanac is the perfect edition addition to any dog lover's library and a useful tool for anyone considering acquiring a four-legged friend for their household." - Countryside magazine (National Farmers' Union) "Provides a good read for those wanting a better understanding of their canine companion. For those working with dogs, in any capacity, the book is a must-read." - The Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors "Divided in sections and beautifully illustrated with photogra...
After returning from his American research expedition, Alexander von Humboldt worked on an atlas of the "New Continent," the Atlas géographique et physique des régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent. The thirty-nine maps in the atlas provide information about the genesis of the Earth and the interaction of the forces of nature as well as the cultural-historical development of geographic knowledge itself. Amrei Buchholz describes the conception and production of the atlas for the first time. S...
This is a guide to the practical study of the sources in wild nature of our living. It contains a series of study outlines for the entire year, and deals with both the plants and animals of the farm-the things that men have chosen to deal with as a means of livelihood and of personal satisfaction in all ages.
North American Yellow Bats, 'Dasypterus, ' and a List of the Named Kinds of the Genus Lasiurus Gray
by E Raymond Hall
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
by Charles Darwin M a
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (Autobiography, #4) (Darwinism and History of Evolutionism, #1)
by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin's Autobiography was first published in 1887, five years after his death. It was a bowdlerized edition: Darwin's family, attempting to protect his posthumous reputation, had deleted all the passages they considered too personal or controversial. The present complete edition did not appear until 1959, one hundred years after the publication of The Origin of Species. Upon its appearance, Loren Eiseley wrote: "No man can pretend to know Darwin who does not know his autobiography. H...
Annals of the South African Museum = Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum; v.106 (2003)
Genera Florae Americae Boreali-Orientalis Illustrata (Life Science Books)
by Asa Gray
Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology (Life of the Past)
Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology offers a synthesis of the paleontological record of Venezuela, including new discoveries on stratigraphy, paleobotany, fossil invertebrates, and vertebrates. Besides providing a critical summary of the record of decapods, fishes, crocodiles, turtles, rodents, armadillos, and ungulates, several chapters introduce new information on the distribution and paleobiology of groups not previously studied in this part of the world. Given its position in the northern ne...