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Geology
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Alberti Ritter Gymnasii Ilfeldensis Regii Con-Rectoris Commentatio II. De Zoolithodendroidis in Genere et in Specie de Schvvartzburgico-Sondershusanis Curiosissimis ac Formosissimis...Build and Access the Collection - $650 Albrecht Ritter (1684-1748) was in instructor at the royal Stiftscollegium at Ilefeld, Germany. Although relatively little is know about him, he was an early proponent of taking students into the field and learning from direct observation of and experience with the natural world. A member of the...Read More |
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British MineralogyBuild and Access the Collection - $11,500 James Sowerby's British Mineralogy is the first comprehensive illustrated work on mineralogy. Though more than 200 years old, in many ways it has never been superceded. It was issued in parts over 15 years and ultimately contained 550 plates meticulously drawn from actual specimens, engraved and...Read More |
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Pt 1Preserve for the Future - $600 This volume, part one of two, was given to the Smithsonian in 1910 right after it was printed by the Board of Trustees of the British Museum. Inside the front cover of each of the two books is a plate stating that it was “Presented by the Trustees of The British Museum” and that it is “No. 23...Read More |
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Reptiles of the Oxford Clay, Pt 2Preserve for the Future - $750 This volume, part of a two book set, was given to the Smithsonian in 1910 right after it was printed by the Board of Trustees of the British Museum. Inside the front cover of each of the two books is a plate stating that it was “Presented by the Trustees of The British Museum” and that it is “...Read More |
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Die Versteinerungen des Steinkohlengebirges von Wettin und Lobejun im SallkreiseBuild and Access the Collection - $2,400 This book by Germar (1786-1853), a professor of mineralogy at the University of Halle and the director of its mineralogical cabinet/museum, focuses on fossils discovered in Saxony, constituting some of the earliest fossil material described in Europe. It is of considerable importance to...Read More |
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Handwörterbuch der Mineralogie und GeognosieBuild and Access the Collection - $2,350 Raised in one of the most important mining districts in Germany, Carl Hartmann (1796-1863) served as Commissioner of Mines in Brunswick through the 1820s and 1830s, and published more than 100 works on the subjects of mineralogy and mining. His books are important for their comprehensiveness and...Read More |
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Kurtze Betrachtung Derer Kräuterabdrücke im SteinreicheBuild and Access the Collection - $1,500 Schulze, a German physician (1730-1775) with interests in mineralogy and paleontology, was a pioneer of paleobotany, the study of fossil plants. He is credited with recognizing the true nature of fossils, rejecting the supernatural explanations that had held sway for centuries. The Smithsonian...Read More |
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The Mineral Conchology of Great BritainBuild and Access the Collection - $800 James Sowerby (1757-1822), artist, naturalist, and mineralogist, did nothing by half-measure. From 167 plates on minerals of the world, to a 36 volume work on British plants, and even to a treatise on color, Sowerby’s work is indeed expansive. This book, one volume of seven on invertebrate...Read More |
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PaleoartBuild and Access the Collection - $350 This magnificently illustrated book describes and depicts images of paleo art from the inception of the field, in the 1830s, to the modern era. Paleoart, unique in its literary field, includes beautifully reproduced paintings, drawings, tile mosaics, etc. from collections around the world. Each...Read More |
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PolycystinsBuild and Access the Collection - $4,000 Priscilla Susan Bury (1799-1872), who published under her married name, is most famous for her work A Selection of Hexandrian Plants. Although she is well-known in the world of the botany of living plants, her work on polycystins is relatively obscure despite its importance. Concerned with fossil...Read More |
