Alexander Agassiz, 1835-1910
Author: Alfred Goldsborough Mayer
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 52
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alfred Goldsborough Mayer
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 52
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alfred Goldsborough Mayer
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 458
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: George Lincoln Goodale
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-11-19
Total Pages: 768
ISBN-13: 9780331397130
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Biographical Memoir of Alexander Agassiz, 1835-1910 Three years later he became interested in coal mining in Pennsylvania, but he still continued active work in zoology. In 1865 he undertook the exploitation of an unprofitable copper mine in Michigan, in which he detected great possibilities. By uniting this mine with an adjoining one and by the application of improved methods of ore treatment, he placed the consoli dated properties upon a productive basis. From this time on, he had no further dread of the narrowness of means which had hitherto hampered him and his father; moreover, he could henceforth liberally aid his father in the furtherance of plans for the symmetrical expansion of the museum, and form for himself generous projects for exploration as well as for mu seum study. In spite of the too serious drafts made by the mining enterprise upon his time and strength, he did not at any time relinquish his interest in its management. He served successively as superintendent, treasurer, and president. In 1869 his health gave way under the protracted strain of the management of the mine in Michigan, and he was forced to suspend all work in connection with that undertaking. With his wife and children he sailed for Europe in the autumn of that year, and his rest soon found him convalescent. With returning strength he journeyed to various points where he could examine collections of his favorite objects of study, and thus he spent his vacation in the most pleasurable scientific activity. The titles of the scientific papers noted at the end of this sketch exhibit the wide range of his investigation and the steadfastness of his purpose. At this period he was devoting himself with singleness of aim to embryology and certain phases of systematic zoology. In this work and in his devotion to the museum, he must have given great satisfaction to his father. Who always regarded him as his earliest student in the museum. His methods of study were largely those of his father, and his avoidance of the polemics of Darwinism at this time was an added gratification. This period is regarded by those best qualified to judge as the happiest and most produc tive of the years which he gave to zoology proper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Alexander Agassiz
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 524
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Biography of an American naturalist who visited several Pacific Islands during five exhibitions between 1891-1905.
Author: Alexander Agassiz
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-11-19
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781519406392
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Seaside Studies in Natural History" from Alexander Agassiz. American scientist and engineer (1835 - 1910).
Author: David Dobbs
Publisher: Pantheon
Published: 2009-02-25
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0307490076
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Explores the century-long controversy over the orgins of coral reefs, a debate that split the world of nineteenth-century science, looking at the diverse roles of Louis Agassiz, his son Alexander, and Charles Darwin and reflecting on how the search for the truth shed new light on the formation of Earth and its natural wonders.
Author: David Hopley
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2010-11-26
Total Pages: 1226
ISBN-13: 904812638X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Coral reefs are the largest landforms built by plants and animals. Their study therefore incorporates a wide range of disciplines. This encyclopedia approaches coral reefs from an earth science perspective, concentrating especially on modern reefs. Currently coral reefs are under high stress, most prominently from climate change with changes to water temperature, sea level and ocean acidification particularly damaging. Modern reefs have evolved through the massive environmental changes of the Quaternary with long periods of exposure during glacially lowered sea level periods and short periods of interglacial growth. The entries in this encyclopedia condense the large amount of work carried out since Charles Darwin first attempted to understand reef evolution. Leading authorities from many countries have contributed to the entries covering areas of geology, geography and ecology, providing comprehensive access to the most up-to-date research on the structure, form and processes operating on Quaternary coral reefs.