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  • The Practice of British Geology, 1750-1850

    de Hugh Torrens ...
    Series series Variorum Collected Studies
    Geology is the most historical of all sciences. Yet its own history remains neglected, especially the many aspects of how geology was practised in the past. This volume analyses the careers of some important practical figures in English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish geology between 1750 and 1850. These include people who would have regarded themselves more as mining engineers (or ’coal viewers' as ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • The Enlightenment of Thomas Beddoes

    Science, medicine, and reform

    Series series Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
    Thomas Beddoes (1760-1808) lived in ‘decidedly interesting times’ in which established orders in politics and science were challenged by revolutionary new ideas. Enthusiastically participating in the heady atmosphere of Enlightenment debate, Beddoes' career suffered from his radical views on politics and science. Denied a professorship at Oxford, he set up a medical practice in Bristol in 1793. ... Leer más

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  • The Dodo and the Solitaire

    A Natural History

    Series series Life of the Past
    This account of two extinct bird species offers "an amazing amount of history, references, facts, maps, and illustrations" ( Library Journal).The Dodo and the Solitaire is the most comprehensive book to date about these two famously extinct birds. It contains all the known contemporary accounts and illustrations of the dodo and solitaire, covering their history after extinction and discussing ... Leer más

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  • Jurassic Mary

    Mary Anning and the Primeval Monsters

    Spinster Mary Anning, uneducated and poor, was of the wrong sex, wrong class and wrong religion, but fate decreed that she was exactly the right person in the right place and time to pioneer the emerging science of palaeontology, the study of fossils.Born in Lyme Regis in 1799, Mary learned to collect fossils with her cabinet-maker father. The unstable cliffs and stealthy sea made the task ... Leer más

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  • The Brother Gardeners

    de Andrea Wulf ...
    A fascinating look at the men who made Britain the center of the botanical world—from the author of Magnificent Rebels and New York Times bestseller The Invention of Nature.**“Wulf’s flair for storytelling is combined with scholarship, brio, and a charmingly airy style.... A delightful book—and you don’t need to be a gardener to enjoy it.” —**The New York Times Book ReviewBringing to life the ... Leer más

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  • Queen of Science

    Personal Recollections of Mary Somerville

    Series Libro 102 - Canongate Classics
    The complete memoirs of the 19th century scientist, public intellectual, and first female member of the Royal Astronomical Society.Born in Jedburgh in 1780, Mary Fairfax was the daughter of a captain in Lord Nelson's navy. In common with most girls of her time and station, she received an education that prized gentility over ability. Nevertheless, she taught herself algebra in secret, and made her ... Leer más

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    An Archaeological Biography of John Lubbock

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    The fascinating story of Charles Darwin's friend, fellow scientist, and champion.Sir John Lubbock was an important Darwinist, witness to an extraordinary moment in the history of science and archaeology—the emotive scientific, religious, and philosophical debate which was triggered by the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859.Darwin's Apprentice looks at Lubbock's critical yet ... Leer más

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  • The Greywacke

    How a Priest, a Soldier and a School Teacher Uncovered 300 Million Years of History

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  • Goldfish in the Parlour

    The Victorian craze for marine life

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  • The Visitation of God

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    The dramatic failure of the potato crop in mid-19th century Europe caused widespread hunger and distress. In Ireland the impact was probably the greatest, where a million people died and many more emigrated. In this book, Austin Bourke seeks to explain how, from being welcomed originally as a protection against hunger, the potato became the very emblem of famine. The text brings together the ... Leer más

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  • Discovery of Australia's Fishes

    A History of Australian Ichthyology to 1930

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