Author : Tim Gardom
Publisher : Carlton Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,25 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Dinosaurs
ISBN : 9781844421831
Unlike an encyclopedia, a data book or even a learned exposition, this book is designed to be read from start to finish as the developing story of a remarkable group of animals. It is an ideal introduction to dinosaurs for dinosaur fans and general readers alike.
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Page : pages
File Size : 18,50 MB
Release : 2021-09-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780755503520
Discover the fascinating world of dinosaurs in this fun-packed NHM annual!
Author : Kevin Y.L. Tan
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2015-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9971698552
Singapore's collection of Southeast Asian animals–one of the world's largest–dates back to the old Raffles Museum, officially established in 1878.With the opening of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in 2015, the original Raffles Museum has "reincarnated" and the loop on its remarkable 127-year history has closed. Beneath the sleek exterior of today's modern museum building lies a saga of titanic struggles and changes. That the collections survived at all–through the multiple challenges of the nineteenth century, the disruption of World War Two, and its potential disintegration in the face of Singapore's modernization–is nothing short of miraculous. This book is not only an institutional history of the museum but also tells the story of frustrations, commitment and courage of the numerous individuals who battled officialdom, innovated endlessly and overcame the odds to protect Singapore's natural history heritage. The book features 108 historical photographs and natural history illustrations printed in full colour throughout.
Author : William Lindsay
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,69 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780789436283
Discover the secret lives of four spectacular dinosaurs. Specially created, incredibly realistic scale models are photographed in detailed action sequences that bring these awesome creatures to life. Full color.
Author : Nessa Carey
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,44 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231530714
Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and innovations, this volume provides a readily understandable introduction to the foundations of epigenetics. Nessa Carey, a leading epigenetics researcher, connects the field's arguments to such diverse phenomena as how ants and queen bees control their colonies; why tortoiseshell cats are always female; why some plants need cold weather before they can flower; and how our bodies age and develop disease. Reaching beyond biology, epigenetics now informs work on drug addiction, the long-term effects of famine, and the physical and psychological consequences of childhood trauma. Carey concludes with a discussion of the future directions for this research and its ability to improve human health and well-being.
Author : David E. Fastovsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,1 MB
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107276462
Updated with the material that instructors want, Dinosaurs continues to make science exciting and understandable to non-science majors through its narrative of scientific concepts rather than endless facts. It now contains new material on pterosaurs, an expanded section on the evolution of the dinosaurs and new photographs to help students engage with geology, natural history and evolution. The authors ground the text in the language of modern evolutionary biology, phylogenetic systematics, and teach students to examine the paleontology of dinosaurs exactly as the professionals in the field do using these methods to reconstruct dinosaur relationships. Beautifully illustrated, lively and engaging, this edition continues to encourage students to ask questions and assess data critically, enabling them to think like a scientist.
Author : Darren Naish
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2018-09
Category : Dinosaurs
ISBN : 9781486309849
Fully illustrated and immersive guide to the latest research in these incredible animals. Discover the groundbreaking developments in dinosaur research with this state-of-the-art guide to dinosaur biology. Written by experts from a leading dinosaur research centre, this book begins by tracing the evolution of the dinosaur from 225 million years ago through to the end of the Cretaceous Period, exploring how they lived and what happened during the great extinction event. Research on these fantastic animals is proceeding at a faster pace than ever before. Dinosaurs explores the most recent global discoveries and the major role that new technologies play in revealing previously inaccessible and unknown details about how dinosaurs lived, such as the use of CT-scanning we can now look inside a dinosaur skull and gain new information on brains and sense organs. This engaging book reveals the latest findings about dinosaur anatomy and behaviour, evolution, diversity and lifestyle, and is lavishly illustrated with artwork, photographs and artistic reconstructions that bring these iconic creatures to life.
Author : Lukas Rieppel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2019-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 067473758X
Lukas Rieppel shows how dinosaurs gripped the popular imagination and became emblems of America’s industrial power and economic prosperity during the Gilded Age. Spectacular fossils were displayed in museums financed by North America’s wealthiest tycoons, to cement their reputation as both benefactors of science and fierce capitalists.
Author : Mark Norell
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 19,38 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Curators of the re-installation of the Hall of Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History, the authors document the collection of dinosaur skeletons and recount the experiences of the paleontologists who have scoured remote lands in search of evidence of these animals. Contains 167 illustrations, charts and maps in color and b&w. National author media.
Author : Tim Gardom
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 13,56 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Dinosaurs
ISBN : 9781842222119
Taking fossil records as its evidence, The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs treats dinosaurs as a group of living animals, and examines them under the readily understood headings - diet, social behaviour, environment, locomotion - making frequent reference to today's animals as a basis for comparison. This popular approach not only accurately mirrors the methods used by palaeontologists in studying dinosaurs, but also satisfies the overwhelming curiosity of people to know what dinosaurs were like when alive. Unlike an encyclopedia, a data book or even a learned exposition, The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs is designed to be read from start to finish as the developing story of a remarkable group of animals. The book's direct, clear written style, with all unfamiliar names and technical terms clearly explained, and extensive illustrations make it an ideal introduction to dinosaurs for the older child or adult.
