Author : City Book Auction (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher :
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 11,1 MB
Release : 1956
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Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 42,2 MB
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0062020102
"Variably genial, cautionary, lyrical, admonitory, terrifying, horrifying and inspiring…A lifetime of thought, travel, reading, imagination and memory inform this affecting account." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the Atlantic Ocean. A gifted storyteller and consummate historian, Winchester sets the great blue sea's epic narrative against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution, telling not only the story of an ocean, but the story of civilization. Fans of Winchester's Krakatoa, The Man Who Loved China, and The Professor and the Madman will love this masterful, penetrating, and resonant tale of humanity finding its way across the ocean of history.
Author : Bashford Dean
Publisher :
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Fishes
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Author : Johann Beckmann
Publisher :
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 25,15 MB
Release : 1846
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Author : Adriaan W.C. Dorresteijn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 24,90 MB
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401728879
The fascination of the Annelida to scientists lies in the beauty of their structures and the functionality of their body plan, the tremendous adaptive radiation which has made it possible for these animals to colonize almost all marine, limnic and terrestrial biotopes. In doing so they have evolved a great variety of life forms, and their reproduction and development are correspondingly diverse, with many modes and patterns unique in the animal kingdom. In this special volume recent progress in this broad research area is presented by 26 specialists, in general through surveys or treatments of selected examples. Some of them review important annelid taxa such as the Nereididae, Syllidae, Spionidae, Cirratulidae, Clitellata, and Pogonophora; others analyse reproductive and developmental structures and phenomena in annelids, e.g. segmental organs, sex pheromones, oogenesis, mating systems, sperm types, life cycles, larval settlement, cleavage and symmetry of embryos, or discuss controversial approaches to annelid systematics. The book will be of interest to all zoologists who work with annelids as well as to embryologists and other researchers in reproductive biology.
Author : Michael MacCarthy-Morrogh
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 1986
Category : History
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The first detailed study of the English settlements in southwest Ireland, this book argues that the migration was, rather than a "colonial" process, a natural movement from southwest England to a pleasant neighboring region. Concentrating on the Munster plantation, the author reveals the ways in which the English both modified the province and were changed by its local conditions.
Author : George Frederick Kunz
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 18,10 MB
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
This book is about the folklore surrounding many aspects of jewelry. The author says that in it will be found "an interesting galaxy of anecdote, research, and information upon a fascinating subject." The book is divided into ten chapters each dealing with a particular type of gem, or, its supposed powers and so on.
Author : Montague Summers
Publisher :
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 23,57 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Vampires
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Author : Ludwig Choulant
Publisher :
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 1852
Category : Anatomy
ISBN :
In this classical work Choulant traced the evolution of anatomical illustration from the early schematic plates up to his own time, including a valuable bibliography. This English edition, translated by Frank, is enriched by the chapter on anatomical illustration since Choulant, by Garrison. -- H.W. Orr.
Author : Michael Flecker
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN :
In 1997 Michael Flecker investigated a shipwreck in the north Java sea. The wreck comprised the remains of a mid 10th-century ship with its cargo of thousands of ceramic and non-ceramic artefacts. This report describes the methodology and aims of the underwater operation, discusses the finds that were recovered and places these within the context of maritime archaeology in southeast Asia. Flecker evaluates the evidence from the Intan shipwreck alongside contemporary historical information about sea travel, ports, trade routes and cargoes.
