Download or read book Reef Madness written by David Dobbs and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the century-long controversy over the orgins of coral reefs, a debate that split the world of nineteenth-century science, looking at the diverse roles of Louis Agassiz, his son Alexander, and Charles Darwin and reflecting on how the search for the truth shed new light on the formation of Earth and its natural wonders.
Download or read book Letters and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of an American naturalist who visited several Pacific Islands during five exhibitions between 1891-1905.
Download or read book Alexander Agassiz written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection consists of proof sheets for an unpublished work by Agassiz that deals with a Peruvian collection presented to the Harvard museum.
Download or read book Reading the Shape of Nature written by Mary P. Winsor and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1991-11-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading the Shape of Nature vividly recounts the turbulent early history of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard and the contrasting careers of its founder Louis Agassiz and his son Alexander. Through the story of this institution and the individuals who formed it, Mary P. Winsor explores the conflicting forces that shaped systematics in the second half of the nineteenth century. Debates over the philosophical foundations of classification, details of taxonomic research, the young institution's financial struggles, and the personalities of the men most deeply involved are all brought to life. In 1859, Louis Agassiz established the Museum of Comparative Zoology to house research on the ideal types that he believed were embodied in all living forms. Agassiz's vision arose from his insistence that the order inherent in the diversity of life reflected divine creation, not organic evolution. But the mortar of the new museum had scarcely dried when Darwin's Origin was published. By Louis Agassiz's death in 1873, even his former students, including his son Alexander, had defected to the evolutionist camp. Alexander, a self-made millionaire, succeeded his father as director and introduced a significantly different agenda for the museum. To trace Louis and Alexander's arguments and the style of science they established at the museum, Winsor uses many fascinating examples that even zoologists may find unfamiliar. The locus of all this activity, the museum building itself, tells its own story through a wonderful series of archival photographs.
Download or read book Louis Agassiz written by Christoph Irmscher and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative new life restoring Agassiz--America's most famous natural scientist of the 19th century, inventor of the Ice Age, stubborn anti-Darwinist--to his glorious, troubling place in science and culture.
Download or read book Letters and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz written by Alexander Agassiz and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-08 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Agassiz Papers written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revision of the Echini written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Parts I-II of the plates comprise A-G and I-XXIII which were the first issue which is complete (no plate 1c). In 1874 an additional 16 plates were issued. This important group represents some of the earliest published woodburytypes and albertypes in the United States. There are 47 woodburytypes on 11 pages and there are 12 albertypes of which 7 are from drawings, the remaining albertypes have more than one image per plate. One albertype bears the blind stamp of Bierstadt, see [D.A.H. Cat]1871:1. ..."--Hanson Catalog statement, no. 7
Download or read book Address of the President Alexander Agassiz written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Three Cruises of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer Blake written by Alexander Agassiz and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book North American Starfishes written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Address by Alexander Agassiz Vice president of Section B Before the American Association for the Advancement of Science written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Evolutionary Synthesis written by Ernst Mayr and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology was forged into a single, coherent science only within living memory. In this volume the thinkers responsible for the "modern synthesis" of evolutionary biology and genetics come together to analyze that remarkable event. In a new Preface, Ernst Mayr calls attention to the fact that scientists in different biological disciplines varied considerably in their degree of acceptance of Darwin's theories. Mayr shows us that these differences were played out in four separate periods: 1859 to 1899, 1900 to 1915, 1916 to 1936, and 1937 to 1947. He thus enables us to understand fully why the synthesis was necessary and why Darwin's original theory--that evolutionary change is due to the combination of variation and selection--is as solid at the end of the twentieth century as it was in 1859.
Download or read book General Report of the Expedition by Alexander Agassiz written by Alexander Agassiz and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General Report Of The Expedition written by Alexander Agassiz and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a fascinating account of the 1875-1876 expedition undertaken by Alexander Agassiz, a prominent American scientist and marine biologist. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Agassiz provides insight into the diverse flora and fauna encountered on the expedition, as well as the challenges faced by the team. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the natural sciences and exploration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
