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This book covers the latest research in the field of ancient Asian metal-working in South and Southeast Asia, China and West Asia, concentrating mainly on copper alloys.
Author : Paul Jett
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,50 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Art and science
ISBN : 9781904982722
This book covers the latest research in the field of ancient Asian metal-working in South and Southeast Asia, China and West Asia, concentrating mainly on copper alloys.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 2003-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309086337
This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program open to all researchers in another agency. The report concludes that the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoological Park, and the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education in Suitland should remain exempt from having to compete for federal research dollars because they make unique contributions to the scientific and museum communities. Three other Smithsonian research programs should continue to receive federal funding since they are performing science of the highest quality and already compete for much of their government research money.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Research and Technology
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 18,5 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Research
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011- ). Subcommittee on Research and Technology
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Page : pages
File Size : 39,65 MB
Release : 2014
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Author : William W. Fitzhugh
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
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"Some 55 scholars, mostly Japanese but with a considerable number from the US and Europe, write about the ethnicity, theories of origin, history, economies, art, religious beliefs, mythology, and other aspects of the culture of the Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, now principally found in Hokkaido and smaller far northern islands. Hundreds of photographs and paintings, mostly in excellent quality color, show a wide variety of Ainu people, as well as clothing, jewelry, and various artifacts."--"Choice". "The most in-depth treatise available on Ainu prehistory, material culture, and ethnohistory." - "Library Journal".--Amazon.com (2001 ed, book description).
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Page : pages
File Size : 14,77 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Research
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Author : Eleazar Fl 1713-1759 Albin
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,79 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781022432277
Originally published in London in 1731, A Natural History of Birds is a classic work of ornithology that features stunning illustrations of various bird species. This edition, with one hundred and one copper plates, will delight bird lovers and fans of natural history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : National Academy of Public Administration
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Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Science and state
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Author : Smithsonian Institution. Office of Education and Training
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Research
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Author : Diana E. Marsh
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1800732015
Via the Smithsonian Institution, an exploration of the growing friction between the research and outreach functions of museums in the 21st century. Describing participant observation and historical research at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History as it prepared for its largest-ever exhibit renovation, Deep Time, the author provides a grounded perspective on the inner-workings of the world’s largest natural history museum and the social processes of communicating science to the public. From the introduction: In exhibit projects, the tension plays out between curatorial staff—academic, research, or scientific staff charged with content—and exhibitions, public engagement, or educational staff—which I broadly group together as “audience advocates” charged with translating content for a broader public. I have heard Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the NMNH, say many times that if you look at dinosaur halls at different museums across the country, you can see whether the curators or the exhibits staff has “won.” At the American Museum of Natural History in New York, it was the curators. The hall is stark white and organized by phylogeny—or the evolutionary relationships of species—with simple, albeit long, text panels. At the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Johnson will tell you, it was the “exhibits people.” The hall is story driven and chronologically organized, full of big graphic prints, bold fonts, immersive and interactive spaces, and touchscreens. At the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where Johnson had previously been vice president and chief curator, “we actually fought to a draw.” That, he says, is the best outcome; a win on either side skews the final product too extremely in one direction or the other. This creative tension, when based on mutual respect, is often what makes good exhibitions.