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SMITHSONIAN BK BKS
Author | : Olmert M |
Publsiher | : Smithsonian |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2003-09-17 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 089599030X |
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Accompanied by more than 300 illustrations, most in full color, The Smithsonian Book of Books presents the history, the art, and the influence of books through all ages and cultures. Beginning with the ancient origins of writing, Olmert revisits great works of religion, science, and literature. 338 illustrations, 311 in color.
Apollo s Legacy
Author | : Roger D. Launius |
Publsiher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2019-05-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781588346520 |
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An all-encompassing look at the history and enduring impact of the Apollo space program In Apollo's Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning of the Apollo program and how it forever altered American society. The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world, and thus they loom large in our collective memory. Many have detailed the exciting events of the Apollo program, but Launius offers unique insight into its legacy as seen through multiple perspectives. He surveys a wide range of viewpoints and narratives, both positive and negative, surrounding the program. These include the argument that Apollo epitomizes American technological--and political--progress; technological and scientific advances garnered from the program; critiques from both sides of the political spectrum about the program's expenses; and even conspiracy theories and denials of the program's very existence. Throughout the book, Launius weaves in stories from important moments in Apollo's history to draw readers into his analysis. Apollo's Legacy is a must-read for space buffs interested in new angles on a beloved cultural moment and those seeking a historic perspective on the Apollo program.
The Science of James Smithson
Author | : Steven Turner |
Publsiher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2020-11-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781588346902 |
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Accessible exploration of the noteworthy scientific career of James Smithson, who left his fortune to establish the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson is best known as the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, but few people know his full and fascinating story. He was a widely respected chemist and mineralogist and a member of the Royal Society, but in 1865, his letters, collection of 10,000 minerals, and more than 200 unpublished papers were lost to a fire in the Smithsonian Castle. His scientific legacy was further written off as insignificant in an 1879 essay published through the Smithsonian fifty years after his death--a claim that author Steven Turner demonstrates is far from the truth. By providing scientific and intellectual context to his work, The Science of James Smithson is a comprehensive tribute to Smithson's contributions to his fields, including chemistry, mineralogy, and more. This detailed narrative illuminates Smithson and his quest for knowledge at a time when chemists still debated thing as basic as the nature of fire, and struggled to maintain their networks amid the ever-changing conditions of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.
The Smithsonian Book of Invention
Author | : Smithsonian Institution |
Publsiher | : Smithsonian Books (DC) |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 0895990024 |
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Traces the history and development of invention and technology from prehistoric times to the present and examines the impact of technology and industry on civilization.
The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
Author | : American Society of Mammalogists |
Publsiher | : Smithsonian Inst Press |
Total Pages | : 750 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1560988452 |
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Presents descriptions and illustrations of hundreds of North American mammals, along with their scientific and common names and information on behavior, diet, reproduction, growth, longevity, and habitat.
NA INDIANS
Author | : Philip Kopper |
Publsiher | : Smithsonian |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1988-09-17 |
Genre | : Indians of North America |
ISBN | : 0895990180 |
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Recreates the cultures of the ancestors of today's Indian peoples--their religions, customs, tools, weapons, arts, architecture and scientific knowledge--on the basis of evidence from archaeological sites both large and small, bringing to life the North America of edges previously relegated to a kind of historical limbo.
Treasures from the Smithsonian Engagement Calendar 2021
Author | : SMITHSONIAN INSTITIUTE. |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9781588346810 |
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Science Secrecy and the Smithsonian
Author | : Ed Regis |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2023-01-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780197520338 |
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"In the fall of 1962, at the height of the Cold War, officers representing the three main military services, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, arrived at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington. The officers were from the Desert Test Center, a new military installation in Fort Douglas, Utah. The chapter describes how these officers outlined a biological survey of various Pacific islands that they wanted to be undertaken. They were not forthcoming with their motives in wanting the survey, but Smithsonian officials volunteered to perform the survey using their own scientists and others to be hired as needed"--