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Figure 382. Bactrian Camel
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 382 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a bactrian camel. The accompanying footnote describes the Arabs who use camels for transport in racist terms, detailing the alleged brutality of the drivers and…
- Author Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886, Jenks, J. W. P. (John Whipple Potter), 1819-1894
- Publisher Chautauqua Press
- Subject Science--Study and teaching, Textbooks, Animals, Vertebrates, Zoology, Scientific illustration, Camels, Bactrian camel, Mammals, Racism, Racism in textbooks, Stereotypes (Social psychology)
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Figure 311. Kangaroo
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 311 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a kangaroo.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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Figure 321. Jack Rabbit. Figure 322. Guinea Pig
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 321 and 322 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 321 depicts two jack rabbits. Figure 322 depicts a guinea pig.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes…
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Figure 287. Lyre bird. Figure 288. Emerald Bird of Paradise
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 287 and 288 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 287 depicts a Lyre bird. Figure 288 depicts an emerald bird-of-paradise.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology…
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Figure 294. Baltimore Oriole. Figure 295. Nest of Oriole
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 294 and 295 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 294 depicts a Baltimore oriole. Figure 295 depicts an oriole nest.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology…
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Figure 260. Argus Pheasant
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 260 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting an argus pheasant.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of…
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Figure 258. Guinea-fowl. Figure 259. Peacock
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 258 and 259 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 258 depicts a guinea-fowl. Figure 259 depicts a peacock.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…
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Figure 271. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 271 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a sulphur-crested cockatoo.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms…
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Figure 152. Hammer-headed Shark. Figure 153. Shark's Teeth
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 152 and 153 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 152 depicts a hammerhead shark. Figure 153 depicts a detail view of shark's teeth.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popula…
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Figure 95. Geometrical Spider. Figure 96. Nest of the Mygale
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figures 95 and 96 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology. Figure 95 depicts a geometrical spider. Figure 96 depicts the nest of a Mygale spider, also commonly known as a Trapdoor Spider.
Designed to give students an…
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Figure 89. Horse-shoe Crab. Under Surface
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 89 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting the under surface of a horse-shoe crab.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in…
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Figure 86. Cray-fish, or River Lobster
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 86 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a cray-fish, or river lobster.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two…
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Figure 70. Pearly Nautilus
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 70 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a pearly nautilus, also commonly known as a chambered nautilus.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…
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Figure 69. Shells used for Ornaments
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 69 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting an assortment of shells commonly used as ornaments or decoration.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and…
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Figure 471. Group of Monkeys
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 471 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a group of monkeys in a natural habitat.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in…
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Figure 480. Skeletons of Orangutan, Chimpanzee, and Man
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 480 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting skeletons of an orangutan, chimpanzee, and man.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the…
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Figure 478. Gorilla
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 478 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a gorilla.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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Figure 29. Starfish
- Part of Popular Zoology
- 1887
Figure 29 of the 1887 volume Popular Zoology depicting a starfish.
Designed to give students an understanding of the animal worlds, Popular Zoology describes and identifies the animals in two kingdoms of nature: the…
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Oral history interview with Henri Termeer
- 2006-May-23 (First interview)
- 2006-Dec-07 (Second interview)
- 2007-Aug-02 (Third interview)
- 2008-Dec-18 (Fourth interview)
- 2011-Sep-30 (Fifth interview)
Henri Termeer begins his interview by discussing his parents’ histories, the influence of family, and his entrance into the business world. He describes how, as a boy, he began to develop leadership skills as early as…
- Interviewee Termeer, Henri A.
- Interviewer Everson, Ted, Dionisio, Jennifer, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Baxter International Inc., Termeer, Henri, 1946-2017, Executives, Genzyme Center (Cambridge, Mass.), Gaucher disease--Treatment, Gaucher disease, Biotechnology, Biotechnology industries, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Ronald D. Macfarlane
- 2011-May-26
Ronald Macfarlane was born in Buffalo, New York, the oldest of three children. An excellent teacher in high school sparked his interest in chemistry, and Macfarlane attended the University of Buffalo, majoring in…
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Oral history interview with Alex G. Harrison
- 2013-Nov-13
Alex G. Harrison was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, one of two sons. His parents were farmers but had the Scottish appreciation for education. Harrison attended a one-room school, where his aunt was teacher. He…
- Interviewee Harrison, Alex G.
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Subject Mass spectrometry, Scientists, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, McMaster University, Anions, College teachers, Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Oral history interview with Vincent L. Gregory, Jr.
- 1995-Feb-14
Vincent L. Gregory begins this interview with a description of growing up in a family of nine during the Depression. While deciding between entering the priesthood and a business career, Gregory opted to study economics…
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Figure 66: Imaginary Landscape During the Carboniferous Era
- 1884
Plate illustrates an imaginary lush landscape during the carboniferous era. Foliage surrounds a body of water.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and Principles Drawn…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Artist Faguet, A.
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Carboniferous Geologic Period
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Paleontological tree of the vegetable kingdom
- The History of Creation: Or the Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
- 1872
Plate illustrates the paleontological tree of the vegetable kingdom divided by era and species. Title translates to "Single-stemmed or monophyletic pedigree of the vegetable kingdom based on paleontology." Divisions…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Paleontology, Flowers, Plants, Ferns, Mosses, Algae
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Paleontological tree of the vertebrates
- The History of Creation: Or the Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
- 1872
Plate illustrates the paleontological tree of vertebrates divided by era and species. Species include fish, reptiles and mammals.
This plate can be found in Ernst Haeckel's Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte:…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Engraver Schütze, Alb.
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Human beings--Origin, Paleontology, Vertebrates, Mammals, Fishes, Reptiles