Alexander Wilson [[electronic resource] ] : the Scot who founded American ornithology / / Edward H. Burtt, Jr., William E. Davis, Jr |
Autore | Burtt Edward H., Jr., <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisWilliam E., Jr., <1936-> |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithology - United States - History Birds - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-674-07377-0
0-674-07373-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Themes in Wilson's Life and Writings -- Chapter Two. A Varied Life -- Chapter Three. Illustrating American Ornitholog y -- Chapter Four. Pioneer Ornithologist -- Chapter Five. Wilson's Legacy -- Appendix A. On the Shoulders of Giants: Wilson's Predecessors -- Appendix B. Wilson's Contemporaries and Correspondents -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465100403321 |
Burtt Edward H., Jr., <1948-> | ||
Cambridge, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alexander Wilson [[electronic resource] ] : the Scot who founded American ornithology / / Edward H. Burtt, Jr., William E. Davis, Jr |
Autore | Burtt Edward H., Jr., <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisWilliam E., Jr., <1936-> |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithology - United States - History Birds - United States |
ISBN |
0-674-07377-0
0-674-07373-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Themes in Wilson's Life and Writings -- Chapter Two. A Varied Life -- Chapter Three. Illustrating American Ornitholog y -- Chapter Four. Pioneer Ornithologist -- Chapter Five. Wilson's Legacy -- Appendix A. On the Shoulders of Giants: Wilson's Predecessors -- Appendix B. Wilson's Contemporaries and Correspondents -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792015303321 |
Burtt Edward H., Jr., <1948-> | ||
Cambridge, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alexander Wilson : the Scot who founded American ornithology / / Edward H. Burtt, Jr., William E. Davis, Jr |
Autore | Burtt Edward H., Jr., <1948-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | DavisWilliam E., Jr., <1936-> |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithology - United States - History Birds - United States |
ISBN |
0-674-07377-0
0-674-07373-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Themes in Wilson's Life and Writings -- Chapter Two. A Varied Life -- Chapter Three. Illustrating American Ornitholog y -- Chapter Four. Pioneer Ornithologist -- Chapter Five. Wilson's Legacy -- Appendix A. On the Shoulders of Giants: Wilson's Predecessors -- Appendix B. Wilson's Contemporaries and Correspondents -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821319703321 |
Burtt Edward H., Jr., <1948-> | ||
Cambridge, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alexander Wilson : enlightened naturalist / / edited by Edward H. Burtt Jr |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : , : Bucknell University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Collana | Apercus: Histories Texts Cultures |
Soggetto topico | Ornithologists - United States |
ISBN | 1-61148-796-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798714303321 |
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : , : Bucknell University Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alexander Wilson : enlightened naturalist / / edited by Edward H. Burtt Jr |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : , : Bucknell University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Collana | Apercus: Histories Texts Cultures |
Soggetto topico | Ornithologists - United States |
ISBN | 1-61148-796-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817851303321 |
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : , : Bucknell University Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The feathery tribe [[electronic resource] ] : Robert Ridgway and the modern study of birds / / Daniel Lewis |
Autore | Lewis Daniel <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-06211-8
9786613519894 0-300-18345-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription Notes -- Chapter 1. The Making of a Bird Man -- Chapter 2. The Smithsonian Years -- Chapter 3. To Have or Have Not: America's First Bird Organizations -- Chapter 4. Bird Study Collections -- Chapter 5. Nomenclatural Struggles, Checklists, and Codes -- Chapter 6. Publications about Birds -- Chapter 7. Standardizing the Colors of Birds: Ridgway's Color Dictionaries -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461636203321 |
Lewis Daniel <1959-> | ||
New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The feathery tribe [[electronic resource] ] : Robert Ridgway and the modern study of birds / / Daniel Lewis |
Autore | Lewis Daniel <1959-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithology |
ISBN |
1-280-06211-8
9786613519894 0-300-18345-3 |
Classificazione | BIO015000NAT004000SCI070040 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription Notes -- Chapter 1. The Making of a Bird Man -- Chapter 2. The Smithsonian Years -- Chapter 3. To Have or Have Not: America's First Bird Organizations -- Chapter 4. Bird Study Collections -- Chapter 5. Nomenclatural Struggles, Checklists, and Codes -- Chapter 6. Publications about Birds -- Chapter 7. Standardizing the Colors of Birds: Ridgway's Color Dictionaries -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789911403321 |
Lewis Daniel <1959-> | ||
New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The feathery tribe : Robert Ridgway and the modern study of birds / / Daniel Lewis |
Autore | Lewis Daniel <1959-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithology |
ISBN |
1-280-06211-8
9786613519894 0-300-18345-3 |
Classificazione | BIO015000NAT004000SCI070040 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription Notes -- Chapter 1. The Making of a Bird Man -- Chapter 2. The Smithsonian Years -- Chapter 3. To Have or Have Not: America's First Bird Organizations -- Chapter 4. Bird Study Collections -- Chapter 5. Nomenclatural Struggles, Checklists, and Codes -- Chapter 6. Publications about Birds -- Chapter 7. Standardizing the Colors of Birds: Ridgway's Color Dictionaries -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806139403321 |
Lewis Daniel <1959-> | ||
New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie |
Autore | McGhie Henry A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithology
Ornithologists Birds - Collection and preservation Birds SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General Birds - Nomenclature Birds - Classification Birds - Great Britain Birds - Europe Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century Ornithologists - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
Terminology Records and correspondence History Field guides. Diaries. Classification Catalogs and collections. Biography Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-5261-3230-3
1-5261-1601-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480450003321 |
McGhie Henry A. | ||
Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie |
Autore | McGhie Henry A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithology
Ornithologists Birds - Collection and preservation Birds SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General Birds - Nomenclature Birds - Classification Birds - Great Britain Birds - Europe Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century Ornithologists - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
Terminology Records and correspondence History Field guides. Diaries. Classification Catalogs and collections. Biography |
ISBN |
1-5261-1602-2
1-5261-3230-3 1-5261-1601-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796381003321 |
McGhie Henry A. | ||
Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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