The Natural History Museum Dinosaur

Author : Tim Gardom
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781844421831
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs written by Tim Gardom and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike an encyclopedia, a data book or even a learned exposition, this book is designed to be read from start to finish as the developing story of a remarkable group of animals. It is an ideal introduction to dinosaurs for dinosaur fans and general readers alike.

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ISBN 13 : 9780755503520
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural History Museum Dinosaur Annual 2022 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating world of dinosaurs in this fun-packed NHM annual!

Author : Kevin Y.L. Tan
Publisher : NUS Press
ISBN 13 : 9971698552
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Of Whales and Dinosaurs written by Kevin Y.L. Tan and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2015-04-18 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore's collection of Southeast Asian animals–one of the world's largest–dates back to the old Raffles Museum, officially established in 1878.With the opening of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in 2015, the original Raffles Museum has "reincarnated" and the loop on its remarkable 127-year history has closed. Beneath the sleek exterior of today's modern museum building lies a saga of titanic struggles and changes. That the collections survived at all–through the multiple challenges of the nineteenth century, the disruption of World War Two, and its potential disintegration in the face of Singapore's modernization–is nothing short of miraculous. This book is not only an institutional history of the museum but also tells the story of frustrations, commitment and courage of the numerous individuals who battled officialdom, innovated endlessly and overcame the odds to protect Singapore's natural history heritage. The book features 108 historical photographs and natural history illustrations printed in full colour throughout.

Author : Lukas Rieppel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674240340
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assembling the Dinosaur written by Lukas Rieppel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively account of the dinosaur’s role in Gilded Age America, examining the connection between business, paleontology, and museums. Although dinosaur fossils were first found in England, a series of dramatic discoveries during the late 1800s turned North America into a world center for vertebrate paleontology. At the same time, the United States emerged as the world’s largest industrial economy, and creatures like Tyrannosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Triceratops became emblems of American capitalism. Large, fierce, and spectacular, American dinosaurs dominated the popular imagination, making front-page headlines and appearing in feature films. Assembling the Dinosaur follows dinosaur fossils from the field to the museum and into the commercial culture of North America’s Gilded Age. Business tycoons like Andrew Carnegie and J. P. Morgan made common cause with vertebrate paleontologists to capitalize on the widespread appeal of dinosaurs, using them to project American exceptionalism back into prehistory. Learning from the show-stopping techniques of P. T. Barnum, museums exhibited dinosaurs to attract, entertain, and educate the public. By assembling the skeletons of dinosaurs into eye-catching displays, wealthy industrialists sought to cement their own reputations as generous benefactors of science, showing that modern capitalism could produce public goods in addition to profits. Behind the scenes, museums adopted corporate management practices to control the movement of dinosaur bones, restricting their circulation to influence their meaning and value in popular culture. Tracing the entwined relationship of dinosaurs, capitalism, and culture during the Gilded Age, Lukas Rieppel reveals the outsized role these giant reptiles played during one of the most consequential periods in American history. Praise for Assembling the Dinosaur “A penetrating study of legitimacy and capitalism in the realm of fossils.” —Verlyn Klinkenborg, The New York Review of Books “A solid entry into the growing body of literature on Gilded Age American paleontology, but it is particularly valuable for its contribution to enhancing our understanding of how science and its representation during that period were influenced by, and in turn affected, society as a whole. By incorporating cultural, economic, and scientific developments, Rieppel shines new light on the history of both American paleontology and museum exhibition practice.” —Ilja Nieuwland, Science

Author : Hanna WATSON
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781474936873
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 199 Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals written by Hanna WATSON and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifuly illustrated picture word book contains 199 images of prehistoric creatures to look at and talk about. A neat and practical format, in durable board. Part of the '199 Things' series, which includes '199 Things under the sea' and '199 Animals'.

Author : William Lindsay
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780789436283
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Trail of Incredible Dinosaurs written by William Lindsay and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1998 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the secret lives of four spectacular dinosaurs. Specially created, incredibly realistic scale models are photographed in detailed action sequences that bring these awesome creatures to life. Full color.

Author : William Lindsay
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9781564581242
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tyrannosaurus written by William Lindsay and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the discovery and excavation of fossil evidence for the Tyrannosaurus and examines what this evidence suggests about its appearance and behavior.

Author : Brian Switek
Publisher : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466836768
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Beloved Brontosaurus written by Brian Switek and published by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hudson Booksellers Staff Pick for the Best Books of 2013 One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science Books A Bookshop Santa Cruz Staff Pick Dinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom over museum halls, thunder through movies, and are a fundamental part of our collective imagination. In My Beloved Brontosaurus, the dinosaur fanatic Brian Switek enriches the childlike sense of wonder these amazing creatures instill in us. Investigating the latest discoveries in paleontology, he breathes new life into old bones. Switek reunites us with these mysterious creatures as he visits desolate excavation sites and hallowed museum vaults, exploring everything from the sex life of Apatosaurus and T. rex's feather-laden body to just why dinosaurs vanished. (And of course, on his journey, he celebrates the book's titular hero, "Brontosaurus"—who suffered a second extinction when we learned he never existed at all—as a symbol of scientific progress.) With infectious enthusiasm, Switek questions what we've long held to be true about these beasts, weaving in stories from his obsession with dinosaurs, which started when he was just knee-high to a Stegosaurus. Endearing, surprising, and essential to our understanding of our own evolution and our place on Earth, My Beloved Brontosaurus is a book that dinosaur fans and anyone interested in scientific progress will cherish for years to come.

Author : Mark Norell
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering Dinosaurs in the American Museum of Natural History written by Mark Norell and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1995 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curators of the re-installation of the Hall of Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History, the authors document the collection of dinosaur skeletons and recount the experiences of the paleontologists who have scoured remote lands in search of evidence of these animals. Contains 167 illustrations, charts and maps in color and b&w. National author media.

Author : David E. Fastovsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107276462
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dinosaurs written by David E. Fastovsky and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with the material that instructors want, Dinosaurs continues to make science exciting and understandable to non-science majors through its narrative of scientific concepts rather than endless facts. It now contains new material on pterosaurs, an expanded section on the evolution of the dinosaurs and new photographs to help students engage with geology, natural history and evolution. The authors ground the text in the language of modern evolutionary biology, phylogenetic systematics, and teach students to examine the paleontology of dinosaurs exactly as the professionals in the field do using these methods to reconstruct dinosaur relationships. Beautifully illustrated, lively and engaging, this edition continues to encourage students to ask questions and assess data critically, enabling them to think like a scientist.