Download or read book American Ornithology written by Alexander Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alexander Wilson written by Edward H. Burtt Jr. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audubon was not the father of American ornithology. That honorific belongs to Alexander Wilson, whose encyclopedic American Ornithology established a distinctive approach that emphasized the observation of live birds. In the first full-length study to reproduce all of Wilson’s unpublished drawings for the nine-volume Ornithology, Edward Burtt and William Davis illustrate Wilson’s pioneering and, today, underappreciated achievement as the first ornithologist to describe the birds of the North American wilderness. Abandoning early ambitions to become a poet in the mold of his countryman Robert Burns, Wilson emigrated from Scotland to settle near Philadelphia, where the botanist William Bartram encouraged his proclivity for art and natural history. Wilson traveled 12,000 miles on foot, on horseback, in a rowboat, and by stage and ship, establishing a network of observers along the way. He wrote hundreds of accounts of indigenous birds, discovered many new species, and sketched the behavior and ecology of each species he encountered. Drawing on their expertise in both science and art, Burtt and Davis show how Wilson defied eighteenth-century conventions of biological illustration by striving for realistic depiction of birds in their native habitats. He drew them in poses meant to facilitate identification, making his work the model for modern field guides and an inspiration for Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists who followed. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume is a fitting tribute to Alexander Wilson and his unique contributions to ornithology, ecology, and the study of animal behavior.

Download or read book Publication written by Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Catalogue of the North American Natural History Library of John Lewis Childs written by John Lewis Childs and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alexander Wilson written by Edward H. Burtt and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When talking about the Enlightenment, ornithology is seldom the first topic of conversation. Still, Enlightenment and ornithology converge in one important respect, that of abundance. In our time, new-wave ornithologists have renewed their faith in eighteenth-century expectations for the discovery of a gigantic number of bird species. It is at this intersection between abundant modern science and ambitious Enlightenment ideology that this remarkable collection of five essays on Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), the father of American ornithology, makes its original and delightful contribution. Alexander Wilson: Enlightened Naturalist recovers Wilson’s literary, artistic and musical pursuits, and the cultural contexts of his life in the Scotland of Robert Burns. It also explores Wilson’s scientific and philosophic contribution to American ornithology in American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of theUnited States, published in Philadelphia between 1808 and 1814. Alexander Wilson is richly illustrated, links to a web site of audio readings of Wilson’s Scots poems– links that are embedded in the ebook–and includes a tribute to the late Edward H. Burtt, Jr., who died shortly before publication.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Edward E Ayer Ornithological Library written by Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Know the Birds written by Ted Floyd and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.

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Download or read book Antebellum Architecture of Kentucky written by Clay Lancaster and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-11-21 with total page 1045 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the eight decades preceding the Civil War, Kentucky was the scene of tremendous building activity. Located in the western section of the original English colonies, midway between North and South, Kentucky saw the rise of an architecture that combined the traditions of nationally known designers, eager to achieve the refinements of their English mother culture, alongside the innovativeness and bold originality proper to the frontier. Tradition thus provided a tangible link with world architectural development, while innovation offered refreshing variations. The result was a distinctive regional architecture. In his newest look at Kentucky architecture, Clay Lancaster broadens his scope to include analyses of significant structures from throughout the commonwealth, illustrating the entire range of stylistic development. Like his acclaimed earlier book Antebellum Houses of the Bluegrass, the current volume provides historical background as well as drawings, photographs, and floor plans, showing both general features and details. Among the many Kentucky buildings discussed are examples by such well-known early American architects as Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Thomas Jefferson, James Dakin, Isaiah Rogers, Alexander J. Davis, and Francis Costigan, as well as the work of local master builders such as Matthew Kennedy, Micajah Burnett, Gideon Shryock, Thomas Lewinski, and John McMurtry. Also included are Kentucky buildings designed from nationally distributed architectural books and builders' guides. Lancaster gives special attention to the Geometric Style, which evolved further and produced more noteworthy monuments in Kentucky than anywhere else in America. Such buildings, in turn, bestowed a simplicity and straightforwardness on structures in later styles. As Lancaster shows, the architecture that resulted from Kentucky's fertile eclecticism constitutes a rich and rewarding architectural heritage. All lovers of fine architecture will treasure this handsome and informative book.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia written by Philadelphia Academy of natural sciences and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.

Download or read book Act of Incorporation and By laws of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia written by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Dixie Frontier written by Everett Dick and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1993-03-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dixie frontier was one of the most romantic and heroic of the entire North American continent. This engaging social history of the everyday life of the first settlers and pioneers has earned readers' praise over two generations.

Download or read book The Feathery Tribe written by Daniel Lewis and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Long forgotten, the Smithsonian Institution's first curator of birds, Robert Ridgway, is one of America's most important scientists. This book centers itself around a biographical treatment of Ridgway, but even more important considers what it meant to be a professional and an amateur in biology in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, and shows how the field of ornithology was professionalized as evolutionary theory made its mark on the study of birds"--Provided by publisher.