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The fossil hunter : dinosaurs, evolution, and the woman whose discoveries changed the world / Shelley Emling.
Van Pelt Library QE707.A56 E46 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Emling, Shelley.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anning, Mary, 1799-1847.
- Anning, Mary.
- Women paleontologists--England--Biography.
- Women paleontologists.
- Paleontologists--England--Biography.
- Paleontologists.
- Discoveries in science--History--19th century.
- Discoveries in science.
- History.
- England.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 234 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- Contents:
- Snakestones, thunderbolts, and verteberries
- A fantastic beast
- An unimaginable world
- A great kindness
- A long-necked beauty
- The hidden mysteries of coprolites
- Finally, the big city of London
- An amazing new fish
- Spilling secrets
- Esteemed visitors
- The earth moves
- The making of a legend.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0230611567
- 9780230611566
- OCLC:
- 226357174
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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