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On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man: Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants and the Exercise of His I
ISBN: 9781108069649 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Having studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, John Kidd (1775 1851) established himself as a physician and educator at Oxford, where he lectured widely on chemistry, anatomy, mineralogy and geology. Regius professor of medicine and a fellow of the Royal Society from 1822, he rooted his scientific understanding and teaching in natural theology. Published in 1833 as the second Bridgewater Treatise, the present work attempted to bring science and religion into harmony, drawing on such disciplines as anthropology and comparative anatomy. Seeking to demonstrate the superiority of humans in...
Having studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, John Kidd (1775 1851) established himself as a physician and educator at Oxford, where he lectured ...
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Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the University of Washington
ISBN: 9781480896444 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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285,78 |
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Thoreau
ISBN: 9780674494312 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Hildebidle reintroduces us to Thoreau as natural history writer, bringing fresh insight to Walden, Cape Cod, and the later nature pieces--both published and unpublished--and the tradition of nature writing as well.
Hildebidle examines Thoreau's attitude toward history and science, demonstrating that he manages to use "secondhand" material while insisting that only firsthand experience has any value. Although sharing the naturalist's eye and methods, Thoreau never rests in the role of observer and collector. Hildebidle sees Thoreau as representative of a... John Hildebidle reintroduces us to Thoreau as natural history writer, bringing fresh insight to Walden, Cape Cod, and the later natu... |
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Non-Timber Forest Products: Medicinal Herbs, Fungi, Edible Fruits and Nuts, and Other Natural Products from the Forest
ISBN: 9781560220893 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Balance the culture of wildcrafting with the demands of sustainable forest management This comprehensive book addresses the issues that arise when the primeval practice of gathering wild plants, fungi, leaves, and bark occurs in a post-industrial world. Non-Timber Forest Products: Medicinal Herbs, Fungi, Edible Fruits and Nuts, and Other Natural Products from the Forest provides a unique analysis of the laws, sociocultural factors, competing political and economic interests, and environmental issues related to wildcrafting. The implications of harvesting non-timber forest...
Balance the culture of wildcrafting with the demands of sustainable forest management This comprehensive book addresses the issues that aris...
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288,65 |
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Die Frage nach der geschichtlichen Entwickelung des Farbensinnes
ISBN: 9783846098141 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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288,99 |
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The Works of Charles Darwin: Vol 13: A Monograph on the Sub-Class Cirripedia (1854), Vol II, Part 2
ISBN: 9781851963034 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The thirteenth volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study in the history of ideas, the history of science, zoology, botany, geology and evolution.
The thirteenth volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19t...
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The Works of Charles Darwin: Vol 11: A Volume of the Sub-Class Cirripedia (1851), Vol I
ISBN: 9781851963010 / Angielski / Twarda / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The eleventh in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study in the history of ideas, the history of science, zoology, botany, geology and evolution.
The eleventh in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century...
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What Is Science?: Myths and Reality
ISBN: 9780367465230 / Angielski / Twarda / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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298,60 |
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The Magic of Chelsea 2024
ISBN: 9781763680609 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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303,15 |
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Living beside the Ottawa River
ISBN: 9781917613705 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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308,70 |
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Palaeontology: A Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and Their Geological Relations
ISBN: 9781108001335 / Angielski / Miękka / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Owen (1804 1892) was a contemporary of Darwin, and like him, attended the University of Edinburgh medical school but left without completing his training. His career as an outstanding palaeontologist began when he was cataloguing the Hunterian Collection of human and animal anatomical specimens which had passed to the Royal College of Surgeons in London. His public lectures on anatomy were attended by Darwin, and he was entrusted with the classification and description of the fossil vertebrates sent back by Darwin from the Beagle voyage. He was responsible for coining many of the...
Richard Owen (1804 1892) was a contemporary of Darwin, and like him, attended the University of Edinburgh medical school but left without completing h...
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308,97 |
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Travel Journals of Georg Wilhelm Steller: Description of Irkutsk and Surrounding Areas and the Travel Journal from Irkutsk to Kamchatka
ISBN: 9780253047779 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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313,58 |
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The Heptagram
ISBN: 9781951702564 / Wielojęzykowe / Twarda / 494 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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315,00 |
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Anthropocene Mobilities: Sustainable Transport and Caring for the Commons
ISBN: 9781350464742 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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323,54 |
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Flora Australiensis: A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory
ISBN: 9781108037433 / Angielski / Miękka / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George Bentham (1800 84) was one of Britain's most influential botanists, whose own collection of plant specimens numbered more than 100,000. Although he donated his herbarium to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1854, he continued to make significant contributions to the field, including this exhaustive, seven-volume work detailing the plant life of Australia, which was published from 1863 to 1878. It was part of a series of works commissioned by the British government to document the flora in its colonies. Using the extensive numbers of specimens at Kew and with the help of Ferdinand...
George Bentham (1800 84) was one of Britain's most influential botanists, whose own collection of plant specimens numbered more than 100,000. Although...
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Animal Cognition: An Introduction to Modern Comparative Psychology
ISBN: 9780674037038 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Animal Cognition presents a clear, concise, and comprehensive overview of what we know about cognitive processes in animals. Focusing mainly on what has been learned from experimental research, Vauclair presents a wide-ranging review of studies of many kinds of animals--bees and wasps, cats and dogs, dolphins and sea otters, pigeons and titmice, baboons, chimpanzees, vervet monkeys, and Japanese macaques. He also offers a novel discussion of the ways Piaget's theory of cognitive development and Piagetian concepts may be used to develop models for the study of animal... Animal Cognition presents a clear, concise, and comprehensive overview of what we know about cognitive processes in animals. Focusing mainly... |
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Foundation of Structural Geology
ISBN: 9780748758029 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the first edition was published in 1983, this highly-regarded introductory textbook has been used by many generations of students worldwide. It is specifically tailored to the requirements of first or second year geology undergraduates.
The third edition has been extensively revised and updated to include many new sections and over 50 new or redrawn illustrations. There are now over 220 illustrations, many incorporating a second colour to highlight essential features. The format has been changed to enhance the visual attractiveness of the book. The tripartite organization of the... Since the first edition was published in 1983, this highly-regarded introductory textbook has been used by many generations of students worldwide. It ...
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Good Observers of Nature : American Women and the Scientific Study of the Natural World, 1820-1885
ISBN: 9780820329185 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In ""Good Observers of Nature"" Tina Gianquitto examines nineteenth-century American women's intellectual and aesthetic experiences of nature and investigates the linguistic, perceptual, and scientific systems that were available to women to describe those experiences. Many women writers of this period used the natural world as a platform for discussing issues of domesticity, education, and the nation. To what extent, asks Gianquitto, did these writers challenge the prevalent sentimental narrative modes (like those used in the popular flower language books) and use scientific terminology... In ""Good Observers of Nature"" Tina Gianquitto examines nineteenth-century American women's intellectual and aesthetic experiences of nature and i... |
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343,19 |
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Sustainable Communities for a Healthy Planet
ISBN: 9781487548032 / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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343,44 |