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- The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), located in Manhattan, New York, U.S., is one of the largest and most well-known museums in the ...26 KB (3,976 words) - 06:38, 25 July 2023
- The Field Museum of Natural History (commonly abbreviated to FMNH or The Field Museum) is located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It sits ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 19:38, 26 March 2024
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- referred to as the father of English natural history. He published important ... Professor of chemistry and natural history, Edward Hitchcock also ...12 KB (1,729 words) - 15:21, 11 November 2022
- mostly catalogues or encyclopedias of natural history, but very few works ... During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, natural history was ...13 KB (1,838 words) - 22:42, 28 March 2023
- at Harvard, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Chicago ... ichthyology at the Boston Society of Natural History; and from 1867 to 1869 ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- == History and Mission == the North American Wildlife Conference. History of the NWF. ...15 KB (2,010 words) - 04:19, 11 March 2023
- conditions. Quantification is used in both natural languages and formal languages ... == Quantification in natural language == The notion of quantification ...14 KB (2,119 words) - 04:04, 7 December 2022
- for the existence of God in his book Natural Theology. In Natural Theology ... Paulinae, or the Truth of the Scripture History of St Paul, probably the ...9 KB (1,398 words) - 10:38, 11 May 2023
- Genetic drift—along with mutation, natural selection, and migration—is ... of alleles in a population, including natural selection, mutation, migration ...10 KB (1,609 words) - 11:31, 3 August 2021
- A persistent critic of metaphysics and natural theology, Wright did not ... of evolution, and viewed the idea of natural selection as a unifying ...12 KB (1,761 words) - 00:45, 5 December 2023
- "paradigm" in the contexts of history and philosophy of science ... In pre-Kuhnian philosophy of science, natural science was believed ...16 KB (2,327 words) - 07:43, 18 November 2022
- Natural law or the law of nature (Latin lex naturalis) is law whose ... Though Aristotle is often referred to as “the father of natural law,” ...24 KB (3,647 words) - 15:20, 11 November 2022
- continued Aristotle’s research into natural history, conducting numerous ... === Botany and Natural History === Theophrastus shared Aristotle’s ...10 KB (1,514 words) - 18:21, 30 April 2023
- in the Harvard University museum of natural history that his father founded ... and he returned to his interests in natural history at Harvard. ...9 KB (1,298 words) - 09:40, 15 May 2021
- on static displays of objects related to natural history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, and so on. Modern trends in ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- experimentation without recourse to super-natural or extra-natural reality ... supernatural (including entities like non-natural values, and universals) ...17 KB (2,419 words) - 15:22, 11 November 2022
- at Oxford University Museum of Natural History color = pink ... on display at the Oxford Museum of Natural History. Analysis of genetic ...10 KB (1,436 words) - 11:03, 2 August 2023
- the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was adopted ... deemed to be of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common ...15 KB (2,151 words) - 22:17, 6 October 2023
- Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, from 1990 to ... nature on the part of people who often in history have dominated for immediate ...13 KB (1,829 words) - 13:27, 7 February 2023
- Bernardino Telesio (1509 – 1588) was an Italian philosopher and ... Telesio developed an empirical approach to natural philosophy, which he regarded ...7 KB (1,115 words) - 17:13, 29 September 2023
- to its sweeping vistas and dramatic natural features that extend over ... of the most spectacular and undisturbed natural habitats found anywhere ...11 KB (1,686 words) - 09:56, 26 January 2023
- their own philosophical frameworks. The natural sciences, which had been ... a priori truths that cannot be reduced to natural facts, while psychologism ...7 KB (1,004 words) - 23:31, 2 December 2022
- child. The development of the system of natural and logical consequences ... ===Logical and natural consequences=== Dreikurs described two types ...11 KB (1,581 words) - 21:05, 21 December 2022
- growing in parks, woods, lakes, and other natural areas. ... in disturbed environments whose soil or natural vegetative cover has been ...9 KB (1,392 words) - 22:25, 11 June 2020
- ===Wildlife and Natural Resources=== can penetrate the water. Other important natural resources in the region ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- provide a safe environment for play in a natural setting. ... org/Index.aspx?page=537 "History of Playgrounds,"] City ...16 KB (2,295 words) - 08:03, 24 November 2022
- chord of length equal to the radius made a natural base quantity. One sixtieth ... functions have simpler and more "natural" properties when their ...6 KB (932 words) - 09:12, 28 January 2024
- The area designated by UNESCO as the World Natural Heritage Site includes ... protection and blessing. Third, the natural beauty and uniqueness of ...12 KB (1,782 words) - 23:30, 29 July 2023
- are curated at the American Museum of Natural History (NYC) and at the Institute ... * Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2007a. [http://www ...8 KB (1,212 words) - 17:11, 26 March 2023
- == History == This element, which was named for France, was the last ... (Atomic Number 87), the Last Discovered Natural Element.] The Chemical Educator ...6 KB (795 words) - 04:56, 9 April 2024
- explained the process of development as a natural and mechanical one, which ... Athens and gave scientific explanations of natural phenomena. His account of ...9 KB (1,342 words) - 19:07, 26 July 2023
- ==History and natural occurrence== Sometime after its discovery around ... of such clay silt and sand, creating a natural source of excellent molding ...9 KB (1,324 words) - 10:17, 28 September 2023
- == History == Archaeological evidence shows that dyeing has been carried ... including vat dyes (similar to the ancient natural dyes) and modern synthetic ...13 KB (2,067 words) - 17:25, 12 February 2024
- and B. Bronson. 2001. Pearls: A Natural History. New York: Harry Abrams ... of N. H. Landman, et al. Pearls: A Natural History."] Zoogoer (January ...20 KB (3,138 words) - 19:56, 22 April 2023
- advanced the development of the theory of natural law and distinguished between ... councillor, was instructed to write a history of the Elector Frederick ...14 KB (2,091 words) - 03:05, 23 December 2022
- or most synthetic drugs, preferring "natural" remedies, i.e., relatively ... doctor's role to facilitate this natural process. Second, nature ...20 KB (2,831 words) - 04:22, 11 March 2023
- (1726) and The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution ... Butler defended natural and revealed religion through a doctrine of ...18 KB (2,788 words) - 07:19, 10 August 2022
- role because of its vast reserves of oil and natural gas. ... The primary exports of the Arabian Peninsula are oil and natural gas ...10 KB (1,505 words) - 21:35, 29 December 2023
- Earth's history was viewed as the result of an accumulation of ... ===Cuvier and the natural theologians=== The leading scientific proponent ...15 KB (2,089 words) - 17:51, 30 November 2023
- a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock. The craftsman removes ... as accompanied the caves. Throughout the history of rock-cut temples, the ...16 KB (2,321 words) - 22:03, 4 February 2023
- == History == ===Origin=== [[Image:Oskar von Miller.jpg|thumb|240px ... ===German Museum for Masterpieces of Natural Science and Technology=== ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 10:09, 29 January 2024
- from the cactus seed, and peyote in its natural form, are widely distributed ... reality that can best explored through more natural methods. ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 02:54, 24 November 2022
- such as theology, metaphysics, and natural philosophy. Later skeptics ... to other topics, such as ethics, natural philosophy, and theology. ...11 KB (1,736 words) - 00:29, 29 November 2023
- of profits from the large amounts of natural resources in the area. The ... The history of this ocean is intrinsically tied to the debate regarding ...9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:39, 4 February 2023
- The Field Museum of Natural History (commonly abbreviated to FMNH or The Field Museum) is located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It sits ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 19:38, 26 March 2024
- for individuals to cede some of their natural rights to the government ... No. 2,"] Teaching American History. Retrieved October 12, 2023 ...20 KB (2,888 words) - 01:53, 26 March 2024
- diverse disciplines, such as philosophy, history, law, and economics. Historicism ... If all knowledge is conditioned by history, there is no objectivity ...14 KB (2,067 words) - 15:55, 25 January 2023
- == History == Chlorine was first characterized by the Swedish chemist ... For these reasons, some consumers prefer the use of natural cleaning ...7 KB (964 words) - 18:12, 31 October 2023
- a reality, he moved from a theory of natural rights to social Darwinism ... a reality, he moved from a theory of natural rights to social Darwinism ...10 KB (1,423 words) - 17:14, 5 October 2022
- Histoire naturelle de l'âme (Natural History of the Soul, 1745), ... Histoire naturelle de l'âme (Natural History of the Soul) (1745) ...12 KB (1,863 words) - 21:12, 4 October 2022
- began to write and speak about American history, promoting the concept of ... theory of Charles Darwin to the history of philosophy. His was deeply ...10 KB (1,417 words) - 06:36, 8 April 2024
- that human beings could not affect natural phenomena, and that all ... with calamities. Wang declared that natural events occur spontaneously ...10 KB (1,654 words) - 22:51, 3 May 2023
- and shared a reverence for America's natural beauty with contemporary ... *"Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact. Every ...14 KB (2,021 words) - 23:21, 29 September 2021
- art, astronomy, drama, geology, history, literature, medicine, natural ... art, astronomy, drama, geology, history, literature, medicine, natural ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 16:59, 4 June 2023
- Gilligan and others have suggested that the history of ethics in Western ... and that we should cultivate our natural capacity to care for others ...15 KB (2,198 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- which analyzed disease using principles of natural philosophy, and the Arabic ... on the human soul, his attempts to offer natural explanations for miracles ...12 KB (1,811 words) - 05:30, 24 November 2022
- the majority of thinkers throughout the history of philosophy have had a ... The development of the natural sciences throughout the modern period ...8 KB (1,089 words) - 04:13, 24 November 2022
- * Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2007a. [http://www ... * Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2007a. [http://www ...7 KB (1,033 words) - 12:10, 2 February 2024
- == Etymology and history == The word camphor derives from the French ... proof of concept, but camphor was a scarce natural product with a worldwide ...11 KB (1,519 words) - 18:58, 25 November 2023
- techniques for observing children in natural play situations without ... guidance," supporting the natural growth of their abilities ...11 KB (1,524 words) - 03:53, 15 August 2023
- * Evolutionary history: How does the behavior compare with similar ... study would attempt to replicate the natural conditions of the animal ...16 KB (2,274 words) - 04:36, 22 March 2024
- be built without the consideration of natural beings, nature, or the Earth ... for the intrinsic value and rights of natural beings, while others argue ...18 KB (2,652 words) - 19:01, 13 February 2024
- in the area are simply a result of natural geographic features. The ... has marked the desert as a poor source of natural resources. However,in recent ...10 KB (1,621 words) - 00:52, 21 April 2023
- recki stands in the National Museum of Natural History.]] Native American artifacts as well as natural history specimens. ...22 KB (3,235 words) - 21:18, 30 January 2023
- demonstrated an extensive knowledge of natural history, the heavens, the stars ... demonstrated an extensive knowledge of natural history, the heavens, the stars ...12 KB (1,817 words) - 14:26, 18 July 2023
- the more volatile hydrocarbons, especially natural gas, were produced from ... of 120°C to 220°C and was converted into natural gas by thermal cracking ...15 KB (2,136 words) - 06:36, 1 April 2024
- == Natural occurrence == Although californium does not occur naturally ... == History == Californium was first synthesized by University of California ...11 KB (1,466 words) - 18:27, 25 November 2023
- a source of inspiration throughout the history of philosophy. ... on knowledge that can be acquired by natural means through the senses ...18 KB (2,450 words) - 06:29, 12 August 2023
- == History == quot;) predecessors. In early use, the natural impurity arsenic sometimes ...7 KB (1,110 words) - 04:34, 22 November 2023
- Arabians in discussions of mathematics and natural science. He was the author ... to Adelard’s contributions to the history of science. Recently scholars ...13 KB (1,951 words) - 05:50, 15 June 2023
- and Edmund Husserl) thought that the natural sciences could only ever ... but as a discipline comparable to the natural sciences. Brentano, however ...12 KB (1,636 words) - 05:17, 9 April 2024
- other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. It is commonly ... but as a byproduct of two other processes: natural gas processing and petroleum ...13 KB (1,941 words) - 00:08, 2 December 2022
- that houses them. The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Washington ... museums such as the American Museum of Natural History in New York or the Smithsonian ...13 KB (1,977 words) - 17:39, 16 August 2023
- very well represented in the religious history of the brass instruments ... by a fifth down, and extends from the B-natural below the bass clef (it ...16 KB (2,716 words) - 14:17, 7 February 2024
- who believed that “Heaven,” or the natural order of things, dictated ... 773-819. Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 20:53, 3 November 2022
- == Natural deductive logic == In one version of natural deductive logic presented by E.J. Lemmon ...16 KB (2,607 words) - 09:05, 28 January 2024
- for the “human sciences” (e.g. history, law, literary criticism ... using a model formed exclusively from the natural sciences (Naturwissenschaften ...17 KB (2,371 words) - 19:48, 23 November 2022
- covers the entire area. Abundant natural resources include perennial ... the aboriginal drawings have in human history, the caves themselves offer ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 03:37, 1 October 2023
- a monophyletic group arising early in the history of the flowering plants ... Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources or IUCN), there ...8 KB (1,275 words) - 13:12, 10 March 2023
- in Ottawa, and the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. This ... in the world. The American Museum of Natural History displays more original ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 15:24, 29 January 2024
- by humans rather than formed by natural processes. Such islands ... modernity, artificial islands have a long history in many parts of the world ...9 KB (1,326 words) - 17:41, 16 August 2023
- [[Image:Quagga-london.jpg|thumb|Quagga specimen at Natural History ... to skins such as the one held by the Natural History Museum in London, there ...10 KB (1,564 words) - 04:03, 7 December 2022
- election as secretary of the Illinois Natural History Society in 1859. ... helped found the Illinois Museum of Natural History, where he served as ...11 KB (1,704 words) - 01:23, 10 February 2023
- elements of community stemming from the natural biological dependence of ... open and honest communication. Traditional natural communities are rooted in ...10 KB (1,587 words) - 23:45, 3 December 2023
- In mathematics, the number 1 is the natural number A natural number ... scientists recognize the unity of the natural world and the underlying ...16 KB (2,188 words) - 06:29, 13 June 2023
- developed from and within the contexts and history of Christianity. While Ethics ... and philosophical ethics such as natural law that are seen as compatible ...11 KB (1,633 words) - 21:19, 9 November 2022
- ...We proclaim equally two natural volitions or wills in him and two ... category:history 264001578 ...14 KB (2,156 words) - 18:35, 30 April 2023
- States government in 1926. In 1933 the Natural Bridge National Forest was ... offices located in Blacksburg, Marion, Natural Bridge, New Castle, and Wise. ...15 KB (2,117 words) - 11:03, 13 December 2023
- who was noted for his pursuit of natural theology and philosophy ... a rational argument in the defense of natural theology and Newtonianism. ...15 KB (2,384 words) - 02:22, 23 December 2022
- Dionysios Thrax). Modern research into natural language syntax attempts ... are recent (nineteenth century). The history of this field is rather ...11 KB (1,479 words) - 01:58, 27 February 2023
- ==Natural history== Because the park sits on an isolated peninsula ... * McNulty, Tim. 1996. Olympic National Park: a natural history guide ...14 KB (2,164 words) - 02:28, 19 December 2022
- or artificial increase of their natural enemies to economically ... predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. Therefore, it ...26 KB (3,797 words) - 23:47, 11 January 2023
- technology, children's museums, natural history, numismatics, botanical ... . While many American museums, both natural history museums and art museums ...27 KB (4,097 words) - 02:36, 11 March 2023
- is used when the base is 10; the term natural logarithm is used when the ... == History == The method of logarithms was first publicly propounded ...27 KB (4,283 words) - 20:58, 3 November 2022
- for their artificiality and praised more natural styles of living. They celebrated ... of the eighteenth centuries advances in natural science and anatomy were ...22 KB (3,407 words) - 05:10, 24 November 2022
- === History === Wu Nu Shan has a long history of human habitation. Recently archaeologists ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
- Peter Costello, The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals ... comes from Pliny the Elder's Natural History, written in roughly ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- Bowman, Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture (New York: Columbia ... ==Historical and Natural SitesIsmail Serageldin and Joan Martin-Brown ...10 KB (1,520 words) - 04:17, 4 November 2022
- the park's formation is to protect a natural area that was neither industrialized ... The Cerrados of Brazil: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Savanna ...13 KB (1,943 words) - 09:58, 11 March 2023
- Revolution. Influenced by the doctrine of natural rights, it promulgates a ... the fact that "...the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only ...17 KB (2,728 words) - 23:49, 26 July 2022
- Al-Kindī argued that by studying the natural world, man can acquire knowledge ... === Medicine, Mathematics, Natural Science === As a physician, al-Kindī ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 04:13, 17 June 2023
- == History == The earliest Cynic, according to Diogenes Laertius, was ... Virtue was a life lived in accordance with natural order, guided by reason ...9 KB (1,393 words) - 06:54, 12 January 2024
