Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 982
Release: 1901
Genre: Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN:

The Story of Nature

The Story of Nature
Author: Jeremy Mynott
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0300245653

The story of humanity's evolving relationship with the natural world from pre-history to the present day Nature has long been the source of human curiosity and wonderment, and the inspiration for some of our deepest creative impulses. But we are now witnessing its rapid impoverishment, even destruction, in much of our world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Jeremy Mynott traces the story of nature--past, present and future. From the dramatic depictions of animals by the prehistoric cave-painters, through the romantic discovery of landscape in the eighteenth century, to the climate emergency of the present day, Mynott looks at the different ways in which humankind has understood the world around it. Charting how our ideas about nature emerged and changed over time, he reveals how the impulse to control nature has deep historical roots. As we reach an environmental crisis point, this vital study shows how human imagination and wonder can play a restorative role--and reveal what nature ultimately means to us.

An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature. by Oliver Goldsmith. in Eight Volumes. the Second Edition. of 8; Volume 8

An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature. by Oliver Goldsmith. in Eight Volumes. the Second Edition. of 8; Volume 8
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781379511038

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T146097 London: printed for J. Nourse, 1779. 8v., plates; 8°

Sale

Sale
Author: Sotheby's (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 876
Release: 1984
Genre: Art
ISBN: