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Autore |
Maier Gerhard <1955-> |
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Titolo |
African Dinosaurs Unearthed : The Tendaguru Expeditions / / Gerhard Maier |
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Bloomington, [Indiana] ; ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : , : Indiana University Press, , 2003 |
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©2003 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (427 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Scientific expeditions - Tanzania - History - 20th century |
Paleontology - Mesozoic |
Animals, Fossil - Tanzania |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-370) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- 1 1907 Something Curious in the African Bush -- 2 1908 A Matter of National Honor -- 3 1909 A Cemetery of Giants -- 4 1909-1910 Geology in the Rain -- 5 1911 Along the Railway -- 6 1911-1912 A Museum Overflows -- 7 1913-1918 Fresh Discoveries and a Bitter War -- 8 1919-1924 The British Museum in Tanganyika Territory -- 9 1924-1925 Cutler, Leakey, and a Difficult Start -- 10 1925 Berlin Builds Dinosaurs -- 11 1925 A Death in Africa -- 12 1925 A New Recruit -- 13 1925-1926 An Expedition Saved -- 14 1926-1927 Berlin in Chaos -- 15 1927-1929 Geology at Tendaguru -- 16 1929 Migeod Returns -- 17 1930 Migeod and Parrington, Tendaguru and Nyasaland -- 18 1931-1939 Berlin's Museum Triumphs -- 19 1939-1976 Destruction and Renewal -- 20 1971-2001 Russell to Africa, Brachiosaurus to Tokyo, Berlin to Tendaguru -- 21 A Significant Contribution -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Set against the background of a troubled century, the book reveals how scientific endeavors were carried on through war and political turmoil, and continue into the present day. |
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