The Resource House of lost worlds : dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth, Richard Conniff
House of lost worlds : dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth, Richard Conniff
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- Summary
- This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum's storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum's history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O.C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his "Bone Wars" rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody's history and special objects from the museum's 13-million-item collections.0For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 331 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Hunting for truffles
- A West that was actually wild
- The patriarch
- The education of O.C. Marsh
- The wooing of George Peabody
- Rock render
- A rumor of war
- The Marsh expeditions
- Professor M on the warpath
- The year of enormous dinosaurs
- Fossils, buffalo, and the birth of American conservation
- A building of their own
- In the shadow of O.C. Marsh
- The prince of bone hunters
- Bone wars
- Trilobite magic and cycad obsessions
- Mapping ancient worlds
- A city raised like a chalice
- Teaching evolution
- The rise of modern ecology
- The beauty of the beasts
- The art of being invisible
- Into the unmapped world
- Zoology in the time of geneticists
- The man who saved dinosaurs
- Epilogue
- The Peabody's scientists
- Isbn
- 9780300211634
- Label
- House of lost worlds : dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth
- Title
- House of lost worlds
- Title remainder
- dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Conniff
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum's storied and colorful past, award-winning author Richard Conniff introduces a cast of bold explorers, roughneck bone hunters, and visionary scientists. Some became famous for wresting Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and other dinosaurs from the earth, others pioneered the introduction of science education in North America, and still others rediscovered the long-buried glory of Machu Picchu. In this lively tale of events, achievements, and scandals from throughout the museum's history. Readers will encounter renowned paleontologist O.C. Marsh who engaged in ferocious combat with his "Bone Wars" rival Edward Drinker Cope, as well as dozens of other intriguing characters. Nearly 100 color images portray important figures in the Peabody's history and special objects from the museum's 13-million-item collections.0For anyone with an interest in exploring, understanding, and protecting the natural world, this book will deliver abundant delights
- Cataloging source
- ERASA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Conniff, Richard
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH70.U62
- LC item number
- N44 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Peabody Museum of Natural History
- Natural history museums
- Natural history
- Label
- House of lost worlds : dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth, Richard Conniff
- Bar code
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- 31223116510430
- 31223116510455
- 31223116510422
- 31223116510893
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Hunting for truffles -- A West that was actually wild -- The patriarch -- The education of O.C. Marsh -- The wooing of George Peabody -- Rock render -- A rumor of war -- The Marsh expeditions -- Professor M on the warpath -- The year of enormous dinosaurs -- Fossils, buffalo, and the birth of American conservation -- A building of their own -- In the shadow of O.C. Marsh -- The prince of bone hunters -- Bone wars -- Trilobite magic and cycad obsessions -- Mapping ancient worlds -- A city raised like a chalice -- Teaching evolution -- The rise of modern ecology -- The beauty of the beasts -- The art of being invisible -- Into the unmapped world -- Zoology in the time of geneticists -- The man who saved dinosaurs -- Epilogue -- The Peabody's scientists
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 331 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300211634
- Lccn
- 2015949553
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- bro-adap20160413-054
- System control number
-
- 930798099
- (OCoLC)930798099
- Label
- House of lost worlds : dinosaurs, dynasties, & the story of life on earth, Richard Conniff
- Bar code
-
- 31223116510430
- 31223116510455
- 31223116510422
- 31223116510893
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Hunting for truffles -- A West that was actually wild -- The patriarch -- The education of O.C. Marsh -- The wooing of George Peabody -- Rock render -- A rumor of war -- The Marsh expeditions -- Professor M on the warpath -- The year of enormous dinosaurs -- Fossils, buffalo, and the birth of American conservation -- A building of their own -- In the shadow of O.C. Marsh -- The prince of bone hunters -- Bone wars -- Trilobite magic and cycad obsessions -- Mapping ancient worlds -- A city raised like a chalice -- Teaching evolution -- The rise of modern ecology -- The beauty of the beasts -- The art of being invisible -- Into the unmapped world -- Zoology in the time of geneticists -- The man who saved dinosaurs -- Epilogue -- The Peabody's scientists
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 331 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300211634
- Lccn
- 2015949553
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- bro-adap20160413-054
- System control number
-
- 930798099
- (OCoLC)930798099
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