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Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell
| Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell |
| Autore | Dingus Lowell |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
560.92
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NorellMark |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleontologists - United States
Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
american scientists barnum brown biographical dinosaur species dinosaurs famous discoveries famous scientists field notes fossil hunters fossils historical account legendary figures letters natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil paleontologist science historians science history scientific discoveries scientific expeditions scientists tyrannosaurus rex united states us government western frontier |
| ISBN |
1-282-55614-2
9786612556142 0-520-94552-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue. The Mindset of Barnum Brown -- One. Child of the Frontier (1873-1889) -- Two. Student . . . of Sorts (1889 - 1896) -- Three. Apprentice Extraordinaire (1896 - 1898) -- Four. To Land's End: Patagonia (1898 - 1900) -- Five. To the Depths of Hell Creek (1900 - 1903) -- Six. Love (1903 - 1906) -- Seven. Loss (1906 - 1910) -- Eight. The Canadian Dinosaur Bone Rush (1910 - 1916) -- Nine. Cuba, Abyssinia, and Other Intrigues (1916 - 1921) -- Ten. Jewels from the Orient: Raj India (1921 - 1923) -- Eleven. Perils and Pearls Up the Irrawaddy: Burma (1923) -- Twelve. Samos: Isle of Intrigue (1923 - 1925) -- Thirteen. Ancient Americans Hunting Bison? Birds as Dinosaurs? (1925 - 1931) -- Fourteen. Digging - and Flying - for Dinosaurs -- Fifteen. Toward the Golden Years -- Sixteen. Brown as a Spy, Movie Consultant, and Showman at the World's Fair (1942 - 1963) -- Epilogue -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781037603321 |
Dingus Lowell
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky
| Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
| Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mass extinctions
Extinction (Biology) Conservation of natural resources |
| Soggetto non controllato |
avoiding extinction
biology climate change earth evolutionary history food production future of the planet geologic history global catastrophe global economy global ecosystem global warming human caused humanity mass extinction natural resources paleobiologist paleobiology paleontologist political commentary saving the planet science sixth mass extinction sustainable agriculture sustainable living technology theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Last Ones Standing -- 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) -- 3. A Perfect Storm -- 4. Power -- 5. Food -- 6. Money -- 7. Resuscitation -- 8. Back from the Brink -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786532603321 |
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Barnosky Anthony D.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky
| Dodging extinction : power, food, money and the future of life on Earth / / Anthony D. Barnosky |
| Autore | Barnosky Anthony D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mass extinctions
Extinction (Biology) Conservation of natural resources |
| Soggetto non controllato |
avoiding extinction
biology climate change earth evolutionary history food production future of the planet geologic history global catastrophe global economy global ecosystem global warming human caused humanity mass extinction natural resources paleobiologist paleobiology paleontologist political commentary saving the planet science sixth mass extinction sustainable agriculture sustainable living technology theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95909-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Last Ones Standing -- 2. It's Not Too Late (Yet) -- 3. A Perfect Storm -- 4. Power -- 5. Food -- 6. Money -- 7. Resuscitation -- 8. Back from the Brink -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818248503321 |
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Barnosky Anthony D.
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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