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Author | : Melanie A. Kiechle |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2017-07-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0295741945 |
What did nineteenth-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the nineteenth-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth. Melanie Kiechle examines nuisance complaints, medical writings, domestic advice, and myriad discussions of what constituted fresh air, and argues that nineteenth-century city dwellers, anxious about the air they breathed, attempted to create healthier cities by detecting and then mitigating the most menacing odors. Medical theories in the nineteenth century assumed that foul odors caused disease and that overcrowded cities—filled with new and stronger stinks—were synonymous with disease and danger. But the sources of offending odors proved difficult to pinpoint. The creation of city health boards introduced new conflicts between complaining citizens and the officials in charge of the air. Smell Detectives looks at the relationship between the construction of scientific expertise, on the one hand, and “common sense”—the olfactory experiences of common people—on the other. Although the rise of germ theory revolutionized medical knowledge and ultimately undid this form of sensory knowing, Smell Detectives recovers how city residents used their sense of smell and their health concerns about foul odors to understand, adjust to, and fight against urban environmental changes.
Author | : Lauren McLaughlin |
Publisher | : Random House Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0449819159 |
Mitzi Tulane uses her detective skills to discover her own birthday cake.
Author | : A. S. Barwich |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2020-07-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0674245407 |
An NRC Handelsblad Book of the Year “Offers rich discussions of olfactory perception, the conscious and subconscious impacts of smell on behavior and emotion.” —Science Decades of cognition research have shown that external stimuli “spark” neural patterns in particular regions of the brain. We think of the brain as a space we can map: here it responds to faces, there it perceives a sensation. But the sense of smell—only recently attracting broader attention in neuroscience—doesn’t work this way. So what does the nose tell the brain, and how does the brain understand it? A. S. Barwich turned to experts in neuroscience, psychology, chemistry, and perfumery in an effort to understand the mechanics and meaning of odors. She discovered that scents are often fickle, and do not line up with well-defined neural regions. Upending existing theories of perception, Smellosophy offers a new model for understanding how the brain senses and processes odors. “A beguiling analysis of olfactory experience that is fast becoming a core reference work in the field.” —Irish Times “Lively, authoritative...Aims to rehabilitate smell’s neglected and marginalized status.” —Wall Street Journal “This is a special book...It teaches readers a lot about olfaction. It teaches us even more about what philosophy can be.” —Times Literary Supplement
Author | : Eleanor Coerr |
Publisher | : Putnam Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 45 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Detective and mystery stories |
ISBN | : 9780399609572 |
Youthful detectives investigate the mystery of the mixed-up smell surrounding a formerly empty old house that is rumored to be haunted.
Author | : Ginger Wadsworth |
Publisher | : Charlesbridge |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2016-10-11 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1607347679 |
How can dogs that sniff for excrement, urine, vomit, and mucus help protect animals from extinction? In the race to save endangered animals, finding solutions now is critical. Scat-detection dogs like Wicket, Tucker, and Orbee are conservation heroes and pioneers in a cutting-edge field of science. Canine detectives use their super sense of smell to locate the scat of target animals. From loose bear dung to gooey whale poop, scat can tell scientists valuable information about an animal’s sex, age, diet, and health—all without harming the animal or endangering the researcher.
Author | : Felix Gumpaw |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2021-06-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 153447871X |
In this third installment of the Pup Detectives graphic novel series, the pup detectives have to collect clues to find their school’s missing mascot before the big game! When the beloved Pawston Elementary School mascot goes missing, Rider Woofson and his fellow pup detectives smell trouble on the soccer field. But when the star player on the team also goes missing just before the biggest match of the season, they know they have a super-foul mystery on their paws. There are more suspects than there are clues, but these persistent pups won’t give up until they score a win for good guys everywhere!
Author | : David Hill |
Publisher | : Learning Media Ltd |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2009-03-07 |
Genre | : Odors |
ISBN | : 9780790307640 |
There's a bad smell in Matt and Arlo's apartment building, but the boys can't find the source of the problem. So they devise a plan to solve the mystery of the big stink.
Author | : Victoria Henshaw |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2013-07-31 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1135100969 |
We see the city, we hear the city, but above all: we smell the city. Scent has unique qualities: ubiquity, persistence, and an unparalleled connection to memory, yet it has gone overlooked in discussions of sensory design. What scents shape the city? How does scent contribute to placemaking? How do we design smell environments in the city? Urban Smellscapes makes a notable contribution towards the growing body of literature on the senses and design by providing some answers to these questions and contributing towards the wider research agenda regarding how people sensually experience urban environments. It is the first of its kind in examining the role of smell specifically in contemporary experiences and perceptions of English towns and cities, highlighting the perception of urban smellscapes as inter-related with place perception, and describing odour’s contribution towards overall sense of place. With case studies from factories, breweries, urban parks, and experimental smell environments in Manchester and Grasse, Urban Smellscapes identifies processes by which urban smell environments are managed and controlled, and gives designers and city managers tools to actively use smell in their work.
Author | : Leonie Swann |
Publisher | : Anchor Canada |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2010-10-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0385673795 |
A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd. On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, a flock of sheep gathers around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared devotedly for the flock, even reading them books every night. Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George’s killer. The A-team of investigators includes Othello, the “bad-boy” black ram; Mopple the Whale, a Merino who eats a lot and remembers everything; and Zora, a pensive black-faced ewe with a weakness for abysses. Joined by other members of the richly talented flock, they engage in nightlong discussions about the crime, wild metaphysical speculations, and embark on reconnaissance missions into the village, where they encounter some likely suspects. Along the way, the sheep confront their own all-too-human struggles with guilt, misdeeds, and unrequited love. Funny, fresh, and endearing, it introduces a wonderful new breed of detectives to Canadian readers.
Author | : Mahijit Bhatt |
Publisher | : Partridge Publishing |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 2017-05-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1482889730 |
Using London as the backdrop, this book entails the journey of budding detectives who embark on a journey to unveil the heist of a precious stone by the most notorious criminals of London. Interestingly, all the characters are animals and birds, portrayed as if the story treats them as human beings.