G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the invention of modern ecology [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy G. Slack ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson |
Autore | Slack Nancy G |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (476 p.) |
Disciplina | 570.92 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecologists - England
Ecology - History - 20th century Naturalists - England Scholars - England Scientists - England |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-09611-0
9786613096111 0-300-16174-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Man So Various -- 2. "The Circumstances of My Upbringing" -- 3. Becoming A Zoologist: The Hunter and Gatherer -- 4. From Naples to South Africa: A Failed Career? -- 5. First Years at Yale -- 6. Chief Biologist: The Yale North India Expedition -- 7. The First Crop: W. T. Edmondson, Gordon Riley, Ed Deevey, And Max Dunbar -- 8. The Old and the New Limnology -- 9. Radioisotopes: Radiation Ecology and Systems Ecology -- 10. Biogeochemistry: From Linsley Pond to the Guano Islands -- 11. The Three Wives and Yemaiel -- 12. Good Friends: Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson -- 13. Fond Correspondents: Rebecca West and Evelyn Hutchinson -- 14. From The N-Dimensional Niche to Santa Rosalia -- 15. Hutchinson the Environmentalist -- 16. The Polymath: Art History and Many Other Fields -- 17. The Last Years-From Yale to England -- 18. Concluding Remarks: Hutchinson's Legacy in Ecology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459808203321 |
Slack Nancy G | ||
New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the invention of modern ecology [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy G. Slack ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson |
Autore | Slack Nancy G |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (476 p.) |
Disciplina | 570.92 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecologists - England
Ecology - History - 20th century Naturalists - England Scholars - England Scientists - England |
ISBN |
1-283-09611-0
9786613096111 0-300-16174-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Man So Various -- 2. "The Circumstances of My Upbringing" -- 3. Becoming A Zoologist: The Hunter and Gatherer -- 4. From Naples to South Africa: A Failed Career? -- 5. First Years at Yale -- 6. Chief Biologist: The Yale North India Expedition -- 7. The First Crop: W. T. Edmondson, Gordon Riley, Ed Deevey, And Max Dunbar -- 8. The Old and the New Limnology -- 9. Radioisotopes: Radiation Ecology and Systems Ecology -- 10. Biogeochemistry: From Linsley Pond to the Guano Islands -- 11. The Three Wives and Yemaiel -- 12. Good Friends: Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson -- 13. Fond Correspondents: Rebecca West and Evelyn Hutchinson -- 14. From The N-Dimensional Niche to Santa Rosalia -- 15. Hutchinson the Environmentalist -- 16. The Polymath: Art History and Many Other Fields -- 17. The Last Years-From Yale to England -- 18. Concluding Remarks: Hutchinson's Legacy in Ecology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789816703321 |
Slack Nancy G | ||
New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the invention of modern ecology / / Nancy G. Slack ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson |
Autore | Slack Nancy G |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (476 p.) |
Disciplina | 570.92 |
Soggetto topico |
Ecologists - England
Ecology - History - 20th century Naturalists - England Scholars - England Scientists - England |
ISBN |
1-283-09611-0
9786613096111 0-300-16174-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Man So Various -- 2. "The Circumstances of My Upbringing" -- 3. Becoming A Zoologist: The Hunter and Gatherer -- 4. From Naples to South Africa: A Failed Career? -- 5. First Years at Yale -- 6. Chief Biologist: The Yale North India Expedition -- 7. The First Crop: W. T. Edmondson, Gordon Riley, Ed Deevey, And Max Dunbar -- 8. The Old and the New Limnology -- 9. Radioisotopes: Radiation Ecology and Systems Ecology -- 10. Biogeochemistry: From Linsley Pond to the Guano Islands -- 11. The Three Wives and Yemaiel -- 12. Good Friends: Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson -- 13. Fond Correspondents: Rebecca West and Evelyn Hutchinson -- 14. From The N-Dimensional Niche to Santa Rosalia -- 15. Hutchinson the Environmentalist -- 16. The Polymath: Art History and Many Other Fields -- 17. The Last Years-From Yale to England -- 18. Concluding Remarks: Hutchinson's Legacy in Ecology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824982603321 |
Slack Nancy G | ||
New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Michael Faraday [[electronic resource] ] : a biography / / by L. Pearce Williams |
Autore | Williams L. Pearce <1927-2015> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Basic Books, 1965 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 531 p., [36] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; ; 25 cm |
Soggetto topico | Scientists - England |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Michael Faraday |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248224903316 |
Williams L. Pearce <1927-2015> | ||
New York, : Basic Books, 1965 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Newton and the origin of civilization [[electronic resource] /] / Jed Z. Buchwald & Mordechai Feingold |
Autore | Buchwald Jed Z |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (545 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FeingoldMordechai |
Soggetto topico |
Scientists - England
Philosophers - England Chronology, Historical - History - 17th century Civilization, Ancient - Philosophy Public opinion - Europe - History - 17th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-85127-X
1-4008-4518-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Troubled Senses -- Troubled Numbers -- Erudition and Chronology in Seventeenth-Century England -- Isaac Newton on Prophecies and Idolatry -- Aberrant Numbers : The Propagation of Mankind before and after the Deluge -- Newtonian History -- Text and Testimony -- Interpreting Words -- Publication and Reaction -- The War on Newton in England -- The War on Newton in France -- The Demise of Chronology -- Evidence and History -- Appendix A: Signs, Conventions, Dating, and Definitions -- Appendix B: Newton's Computational Methods -- Appendix C: Commented Extracts from Newton's MS Calculations -- Appendix D: Placing Colures on the Original Star Globe -- Appendix E: Hesiod, Thales, and Stellar Risings and Settings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452856203321 |
Buchwald Jed Z | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Newton and the origin of civilization [[electronic resource] /] / Jed Z. Buchwald & Mordechai Feingold |
Autore | Buchwald Jed Z |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (545 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FeingoldMordechai |
Soggetto topico |
Scientists - England
Philosophers - England Chronology, Historical - History - 17th century Civilization, Ancient - Philosophy Public opinion - Europe - History - 17th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
Aegyptiaca of Manetho
Antonio Conti Arthur Bedford Bible Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Church history Etienne Souciet France Genesis Greek idolatry HookeЈevelius controversy Isaac Newton Jean Du Temps Johannes Hevelius John Senex Marmor Parium Original of Monarchies Persika of Ctesias of Cnidus Robert Hooke Royal dispensation Scripture The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Trinity College Trojan War alchemist alchemy ancient civilization ancient empires ancient history ancient prophecies anti-Trinitarianism antiquity astronomical chronology astronomical data astronomical tools astronomy calculation cardinal points chronological studies chronologist chronology civilization evolution globes heresy heretic historical knowledge historical texts holy orders learning mathematics measurement mechanics monarchy natural knowledge natural philosopher nineteenth century optics ordination perception population dynamics population growth population publication radical ideas science scientists seventeenth century theologian theology words |
ISBN |
1-283-85127-X
1-4008-4518-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Troubled Senses -- Troubled Numbers -- Erudition and Chronology in Seventeenth-Century England -- Isaac Newton on Prophecies and Idolatry -- Aberrant Numbers : The Propagation of Mankind before and after the Deluge -- Newtonian History -- Text and Testimony -- Interpreting Words -- Publication and Reaction -- The War on Newton in England -- The War on Newton in France -- The Demise of Chronology -- Evidence and History -- Appendix A: Signs, Conventions, Dating, and Definitions -- Appendix B: Newton's Computational Methods -- Appendix C: Commented Extracts from Newton's MS Calculations -- Appendix D: Placing Colures on the Original Star Globe -- Appendix E: Hesiod, Thales, and Stellar Risings and Settings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779339303321 |
Buchwald Jed Z | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Newton and the origin of civilization / / Jed Z. Buchwald & Mordechai Feingold |
Autore | Buchwald Jed Z |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (545 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FeingoldMordechai |
Soggetto topico |
Scientists - England
Philosophers - England Chronology, Historical - History - 17th century Civilization, Ancient - Philosophy Public opinion - Europe - History - 17th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
Aegyptiaca of Manetho
Antonio Conti Arthur Bedford Bible Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Church history Etienne Souciet France Genesis Greek idolatry HookeЈevelius controversy Isaac Newton Jean Du Temps Johannes Hevelius John Senex Marmor Parium Original of Monarchies Persika of Ctesias of Cnidus Robert Hooke Royal dispensation Scripture The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Trinity College Trojan War alchemist alchemy ancient civilization ancient empires ancient history ancient prophecies anti-Trinitarianism antiquity astronomical chronology astronomical data astronomical tools astronomy calculation cardinal points chronological studies chronologist chronology civilization evolution globes heresy heretic historical knowledge historical texts holy orders learning mathematics measurement mechanics monarchy natural knowledge natural philosopher nineteenth century optics ordination perception population dynamics population growth population publication radical ideas science scientists seventeenth century theologian theology words |
ISBN |
1-283-85127-X
1-4008-4518-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Troubled Senses -- Troubled Numbers -- Erudition and Chronology in Seventeenth-Century England -- Isaac Newton on Prophecies and Idolatry -- Aberrant Numbers : The Propagation of Mankind before and after the Deluge -- Newtonian History -- Text and Testimony -- Interpreting Words -- Publication and Reaction -- The War on Newton in England -- The War on Newton in France -- The Demise of Chronology -- Evidence and History -- Appendix A: Signs, Conventions, Dating, and Definitions -- Appendix B: Newton's Computational Methods -- Appendix C: Commented Extracts from Newton's MS Calculations -- Appendix D: Placing Colures on the Original Star Globe -- Appendix E: Hesiod, Thales, and Stellar Risings and Settings. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823825203321 |
Buchwald Jed Z | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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