Set against the background of a troubled century, the book reveals how scientific endeavors were carried on through war and political turmoil, and continue into the present day.
Set against the background of a troubled century, the book reveals how scientific endeavors were carried on through war and political turmoil, and continue into the present day.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Gerhard Maier has spent ten years working in archaeology and vertebrate paleontology. Formerly a technician at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, he now works as a data analyst for a major oil company. A lifelong interest in dinosaurs, travel, and history has culminated in this volume.
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Preliminary Table of Contents: Preface 1. 1907: Fraas and Something Curious in the African Bush 2. 1908: Von Branca and a Matter of National Honour 3. 1909: Janensch, Hennig, and a Cemetery of Giants 4. 1909-1910: Geology in the Rain and Comets, Stegosaurs, and Iguanodonts 5. 1911: Along the Railway and Expansion, Exhaustion, and Completion? 6. 1911-1912: A Museum Overflows - The Recks find Iguanodonts, Pterosaurs, and a Fossilized Forest 7. 1913-1918: Fresh Discoveries and a Bitter War 8. 1919-1924: The British Museum in Tanganyika Territory 9. 1924-1925: Cutler, Leakey, and a Difficult Start 10. 1925: Berlin Builds Dinosaurs 11. 1925: A Death in Africa 12. 1925: Migeod - A New Recruit 13. 1925-1926: An Expedition Saved 14. 1926-1927: Berlin in Chaos and Parkinson Reviews Stratigraphy 15. 1927-1929: Kenyan Interlude, Geology at Tendaguru, and Desperate Finances 16. 1929: Migeod Returns 17. 1930: Migeod and Parrington, Tendaguru and Nyasaland 18. 1931-1939: Hennig Returns and Berlin's Museum Triumphs 19. 1939-1976: Destruction and Renewal 20. 1971-2001: Russell to Africa, Brachiosaurus to Tokyo, Berlin to Tendaguru 21. A Significant Contribution Notes References Index
Preliminary Table of Contents: Preface 1. 1907: Fraas and Something Curious in the African Bush 2. 1908: Von Branca and a Matter of National Honour 3. 1909: Janensch, Hennig, and a Cemetery of Giants 4. 1909-1910: Geology in the Rain and Comets, Stegosaurs, and Iguanodonts 5. 1911: Along the Railway and Expansion, Exhaustion, and Completion? 6. 1911-1912: A Museum Overflows - The Recks find Iguanodonts, Pterosaurs, and a Fossilized Forest 7. 1913-1918: Fresh Discoveries and a Bitter War 8. 1919-1924: The British Museum in Tanganyika Territory 9. 1924-1925: Cutler, Leakey, and a Difficult Start 10. 1925: Berlin Builds Dinosaurs 11. 1925: A Death in Africa 12. 1925: Migeod - A New Recruit 13. 1925-1926: An Expedition Saved 14. 1926-1927: Berlin in Chaos and Parkinson Reviews Stratigraphy 15. 1927-1929: Kenyan Interlude, Geology at Tendaguru, and Desperate Finances 16. 1929: Migeod Returns 17. 1930: Migeod and Parrington, Tendaguru and Nyasaland 18. 1931-1939: Hennig Returns and Berlin's Museum Triumphs 19. 1939-1976: Destruction and Renewal 20. 1971-2001: Russell to Africa, Brachiosaurus to Tokyo, Berlin to Tendaguru 21. A Significant Contribution Notes References Index
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