Los Angeles's La Brea Tar Pits and Hancock Park
| Author | : Cathy McNassor |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738589152 |
Los Angeless La Brea Tar Pits And Hancock Park
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Inside Hancock Park
| Author | : Jane Gilman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2020-03-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780578664279 |
Los Angeles's La Brea Tar Pits and Hancock Park
| Author | : Cathy McNassor |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738576114 |
Ever since the first popular article on the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits was published in Sunset magazine in 1908, this amazing Ice Age fossil site has captivated the imaginations of countless people from all over the world. This "death trap of the ages" and its population of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and other extinct animals, now displayed in the stunning George C. Page Museum, continues to be one of the most popular tourist attractions in Los Angeles. George Allan Hancock donated the 26-acre site to the County of Los Angeles in 1924 to preserve this scientific treasure trove for research and the enjoyment of future generations.
Making Time
| Author | : William L. Fox |
| Publisher | : Counterpoint |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
"The five essays of this collection are a combination of science, history, and personal experience that will make you look at LA - and any other urban landscape - in an entirely new way."--BOOK JACKET.
Trapped in Tar
| Author | : Caroline Arnold |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Paleontology |
| ISBN | : 9781976862991 |
Text and photographs examine the work of scientists studying the fossil remains of prehistoric animals found in the La Brea tar pits.
T. rex and the Crater of Doom
| Author | : Walter Alvarez |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2015-09-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0691169667 |
Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions returned to normal, half the plant and animal genera on Earth had perished. This horrific chain of events is now widely accepted as the solution to a great scientific mystery: what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? Walter Alvarez, one of the Berkeley scientists who discovered evidence of the impact, tells the story behind the development of the initially controversial theory. It is a saga of high adventure in remote locations, of arduous data collection and intellectual struggle, of long periods of frustration ended by sudden breakthroughs, of friendships made and lost, and of the exhilaration of discovery that forever altered our understanding of Earth's geological history.
Wild LA
| Author | : Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2019-03-19 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1604697105 |
Los Angeles may have a reputation as a concrete jungle, but in reality, it’s incredibly biodiverse, teeming with an amazing array of animals and plants. You just need to know where to find them. Wild LA—from the experts at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County—is the guidebook you’ve been waiting for. Equal parts natural history book, field guide, and trip planner, Wild LA has something for everyone. You’ll learn about the factors shaping LA nature—including flood, fire, and climate change—and find profiles of over one hundred local species, from sea turtles to rare plants to Hollywood's famous mountain lion, P-22. Also included are day trips that detail which natural wonders you can experience on hiking trails, in public parks, and in your own backyard.
Monsters of Old Los Angeles - The Prehistoric Animals of the La Brea Tar Pits
| Author | : Charles M. Martin |
| Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 111 |
| Release | : 2011-10-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1447492846 |
MONSTERS OF OLD LOS ANGELES- The Prehistoric Animals of the La Brat Tar Pits BY CHARLES ML MARTIN. Illustrated by Herb Raybum. Contents include: Acknowledgments 7 Foreword 9 1. The Sage of the Ages 13 2. Eat to Live 20 3. Primordial Supremacy 29 4. The Stampede 38 5. A New Home 45 6. Life at La Brea 52 7. Ricky Arrives 58 8. Ricky and Racky 67 9. The Rains Come 74 10. The Miracle of Life 81 11. The Greatest Tragedy 88 12. Six-Ton Mother Love 95 13. Thanksgiving Day at La Brea 103 14. The Land of Plenty 110 15. Go West, Young Man 117 Addenda The La Brea Excavations 125
Gas Migration
| Author | : Leonid F. Khilyuk Ph.D. |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 409 |
| Release | : 2000-07-14 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0080507190 |
This breakthrough new book may help save countless lives and avoid enormous losses. It presents a methodology for using gas migration to predict earthquakes and explosive gas buildup. Using rigorous scientific investigation and documented worldwide case histories, this remarkable book presents compelling evidence showing that changes in gas rates, composition, and migration accompany the tectronic events preceding earthquakes and their associated seismic events, such as volcanoes and tsunamis. Because these gas parameters are detectable and measurable, they provide an early warning of seismic activity.Gas Migration is the first book to accumulate, analyze and apply the interdisciplinary knowledge on gas migration and detail its connection to tectronic, seismic, and geologic phenomena. It combines geological, geochemical, geophysical, seismological, and petroleum engineering insights to demonstrate how gas migration and its associated phenomena can be used in earthquake and environmental geohazard identification and prediction. Topics include-·Tectonics and Earthquakes·Gas Migration at Plate Boundaries·Surface Soil-Gas Surveys·Faults and Petroleum Reservoirs·Earthquake Precursors·Whispering Gases·Paths and Mechanics of Gas Migration·Subsidence, Gas Migration, and Seismic Activity·And much moreWith this information, environmental specialists, civil engineers, petroleum geologists, seismologists, and urban planners now have a new and powerful conceptual basis and tool for understanding and perhaps even predicting gas explosions and earthquakes.
Elmwood Park Zoo
| Author | : Stan Huskey |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2016-03-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1439655065 |
Elmwood Park Zoo was established in 1924 when roughly 16 acres of land and a small group of animals were donated to the borough of Norristown. Although the early years of the zoo were more akin to a small farm, it has gone through an extensive expansion during the past few decades. This expansion and the continued revitalization of Elmwood Park Zoo include some notable residents, such as the zoo's owl, who has become the mascot of Temple University, and its bald eagle, a sideline regular for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. The zoo today, with new features including a zip line and a giraffe exhibit, looks to the future, with plans for even more exhibits, a new restaurant, and an additional 20 acres yet to be developed.
