Poetry Books by Owen Suffolk
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published Date: 2011-10-21
Categories: Nature
Richard Owen (1804-92) was a controversial and influential palaeontologist and anatomist. During his medical studies in Edinburgh and London, he grew interested in anatomical research and, after qualifying as a surgeon, became assistant conservator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, and then superintendent of natural history in the British Museum. He became an authority on comparative anatomy and palaeontology, coining the term 'dinosaur' and founding the Natural History Museum. He was also a critic of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, and engaged in a long and bitter argument with Thomas Huxley, known as 'Darwin's bulldog' for his belligerent support of the theory. Published in 1846, this is Owen's comparative anatomical analysis of the fossils of British birds and mammals. It compares living species with extinct ones, and explains the characteristics that help identification, using 237 woodcut illustrations to show the traits of different species.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published Date: 2011-11-03
Categories: Science
First published in instalments between 1849 and 1858, this is a study of reptilian fossils found in the London Clay.
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Published Date: 1987
Categories: England
Rev. John Fiske immigrated to New England in 1637. His wife and child, his mother, his sister Anne and her family, his sister Martha and his younger brother came with him. He was first at Cambridge, Massachusetts where he remained briefly and moved to Salem within the same year. At Chelmsford which was his next place of residence, he served and pastor and physician until his death in 14 January 1676.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published Date: 1986
Categories: Design
In this study of Anglo-Saxon dress, Gail Owen-Crocker synthesizes a wide range of evidence - archaeological, historical and artistic - to reconstruct the history of the age, tracing political and cultural change through its repercussions in the area of fashion. The study aims to show how the growth of a Christian, literate culture is reflected in the increased importance of written or illustrated material as indicators of dress styles.
