Search results for "Natural History Museum" - New World Encyclopedia
From New World Encyclopedia
- Shoemaker became the most successful jockey in history by winning ... Shoemaker died on October 12, 2003, from natural causes. Among those ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 16:08, 31 October 2023
- == History and development == Under the old Japanese system of higher ... theory, saying that a man could live a natural lifespan of 125 years if ...16 KB (2,213 words) - 22:58, 3 May 2023
- include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of ... the world's cultural, historical, and natural resources," it is a ...17 KB (2,345 words) - 04:11, 11 March 2023
- Kuwait has limited natural fresh water resources. Therefore, some ... == History == [[Image:Dhow3masts.JPG|thumb|right|400px|A schematic ...18 KB (2,563 words) - 21:19, 29 December 2023
- by a force with a random component (natural selection) or by the creative ... including fundamental concepts such as natural selection, punctuated equilibrium ...20 KB (2,921 words) - 11:00, 11 March 2023
- in the [[Naturhistorisches Museum|Natural History Museum]], Vienna, Austria ... Coelacanth specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]] ...26 KB (3,758 words) - 22:25, 7 January 2024
- food capital of Japan. The city has a long history and is home to many ancient ... == History == === The beginnings - Kofun period === Some of the earliest ...25 KB (3,427 words) - 19:39, 20 July 2023
- Brachiosaurus represented one stage in the history of life. When the ... at the Dino Jaws exhibition - Natural History Museum, London]] ...13 KB (1,833 words) - 02:00, 12 January 2023
- appreciation of, and interest in, the history of life on this planet. ... * Haines, T. 2000. Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History. New ...11 KB (1,508 words) - 16:34, 14 May 2024
- of mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 85: 1–350. Category: Life sciences Category:Animals Category:Mammals ...9 KB (1,225 words) - 11:38, 2 February 2024
- as one of the greatest landscape artists in history. ==Early life== ... 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches currently at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, M. ...26 KB (3,901 words) - 04:59, 17 June 2023
- Tajikistan, Dushanbians share culture and history with the neighboring Iranian ... Tourism and ecotourism, to the beautiful natural scenery throughout ...15 KB (2,132 words) - 05:29, 4 August 2023
- In 1959, he was named curator of African Ethnology at the American ... accusations from the staff at the American Museum of African Ethnology that ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- Rodolia cardinalis was introduced as a natural enemy of the scale insect ... Hemiptera: Its a bug's life.] Natural History Museum. Retrieved October ...11 KB (1,647 words) - 15:19, 25 January 2023
- at Harvard University and writing for Natural History, a publication of ... fundamentalist" view that natural selection is the sole cause ...30 KB (4,344 words) - 04:42, 28 April 2023
- == History == The region's vibrant history can be traced back to the Bronze ...15 KB (2,370 words) - 06:36, 28 July 2023
- in Muranovo near Moscow (now a literary museum), where he lived the life ... The aspiration after a more organic and natural past is one of the main ...7 KB (1,089 words) - 18:40, 31 May 2022
- The Entoto Mountains are home to numerous churches, a museum of religious ... Addis Ababa Museum, the Ethiopian Natural History Museum, the Ethiopian Railway ...20 KB (2,986 words) - 05:49, 15 June 2023
- overgrazing, much remains of its unspoiled natural habitats and unique flora ... African wives and slaves. The written history of Madagascar began in the ...13 KB (1,867 words) - 05:19, 31 July 2023
- mosaic, from Hadrumentum, is found in the museum at Sousse. ... The Greek poet Homer describes a more-than-natural light around the ...19 KB (3,001 words) - 23:21, 3 August 2023
- son of Emperor Akbar, that serves as a museum of Mughal artifacts; Taragarh ... == History == Raja Ajai Pal Chauhan founded Ajmer (Ajaya-meru in Sanskrit ...14 KB (1,997 words) - 07:13, 16 June 2023
- shares a border with Tijuana. With no natural border, the San Diego sector ... Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the San Diego Museum ...27 KB (3,961 words) - 16:26, 31 October 2023
- beliefs emphasize respect for the land and natural resources. Oppression has ... to the culture of the Nenets at Siida museum in Inari, Finland]] ...10 KB (1,457 words) - 22:04, 23 November 2023
- in the Polish Academy of Sciences' Museum of Natural History in Kraków ... skeleton displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum.]] The woolly rhinoceros ...11 KB (1,548 words) - 21:32, 28 April 2024
- As an Oxford Master, Bacon was a natural choice for the post. He ... * History of science == References == * * Bacon, R. 1267. Opus maius ...10 KB (1,503 words) - 02:30, 16 December 2022
- [http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/history.shtml A Brief History of ... term "Oxbridge," have had a long history of academic and athletic ...35 KB (5,122 words) - 13:07, 3 May 2023
- at the gymnasium, Boas was exposed to natural history. Of his work at ... Adolf Bastian at the Royal Ethnological Museum in Berlin. Boas had studied ...37 KB (5,468 words) - 05:16, 9 April 2024
- anatomist Sir Arthur Keith, Curator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons ... Montagu is best known for his argument that aggression is not a natural ...15 KB (2,208 words) - 04:42, 18 August 2023
- as their belief in the preservation of the natural world, they also have a ... Although much reduced by commercial activities, the natural abundance ...19 KB (2,932 words) - 16:43, 21 January 2024
- a-z/mastodon/ Mastodon] San Diego Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 27, 2019. ... * University of California Museum of Paleontology. 2010. [http://www ...12 KB (1,719 words) - 16:47, 7 November 2022
- The Petit Trianon is a château and museum located on the grounds ... Perhaps influenced by the natural philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau ...10 KB (1,468 words) - 01:37, 24 November 2022
- 1920, under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History in New ... interested in the evolutionary history of the tiny insect, which ...23 KB (3,418 words) - 08:17, 20 July 2023
- Kangaroos have few natural predators. The Thylacine, considered by ... * Flannery, T. F., et al. 1996. Tree Kangaroos: A Curious Natural ...21 KB (3,232 words) - 07:08, 28 February 2023
- is now preserved as the Whistler House Museum of Art. His father, George ... harmony, not with the accurate portrayal of the natural world. ...14 KB (2,184 words) - 08:36, 1 April 2024
- Jenner also was a naturalist, who studied his natural surroundings ... remained in correspondence with him over natural history and proposed him ...25 KB (3,573 words) - 19:51, 17 November 2021
- the university and began his studies in natural science, with a particular ... abroad, particularly in London’s British Museum. He remained in England for ...15 KB (2,232 words) - 20:48, 3 May 2023
- ecosystems, they had a relatively short history of only about 50 million ... The work of Dr. Erik Stensio, at the Swedish Museum of Natural History ...8 KB (1,138 words) - 06:22, 24 November 2022
- == History == [[Image:Alameda - Santiago de Chile.jpg|right|400px|thumb ... Museum of Natural History; the Natural History Museum of San Pedro Nolasco; ...25 KB (3,606 words) - 18:44, 25 January 2024
- and other activities. The almanac is a natural byproduct of the calender ... century almanacs are found in the British Museum, and in the Universities ...14 KB (2,079 words) - 08:15, 23 July 2023
- University, [http://www.hds.harvard.edu/history.html Harvard Divinity School: ... of mathematics and science ("natural philosophy") as well ...32 KB (4,558 words) - 16:50, 30 January 2022
- Honolulu's history includes habitation beginning in the twelfth ... Despite the turbulent history of the late nineteenth century and early ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- New Mexico, and is on display at the National Museum of Natural History. It is one of the largest single crystals in the United States.]] ...7 KB (1,007 words) - 18:20, 25 November 2023
- honey, fruit, and roots. People use edible natural ingredients to express various ... popular, as well as sets of olive oil, natural vinegar, ginger, fruits ...17 KB (2,442 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- Partly destroyed by natural disasters and rebuilt several times during ... on abortion and contraception meant that natural increase was also significant. ...32 KB (4,507 words) - 16:51, 22 November 2023
- developed and visitors can appreciate the history of these people all the ... River: The Rio Grande in North American History. Vol. 1, Indians and Spain ...29 KB (4,495 words) - 18:09, 14 April 2023
- and vengeance marked a new trend in the history of art. Her own life experience ... Pierantonio Stiattesi), she had another natural daughter, Francesca, probably ...17 KB (2,585 words) - 10:58, 16 August 2023
- Carpets are made of natural and synthetic fibers, such as wool, nylon ... Carpets can be made from many single or blended natural and synthetic ...28 KB (4,327 words) - 00:39, 29 November 2023
- pollution from raw sewage, and limited natural fresh water resources. ... * The Bardo Museum, originally a thirteenth century Hafsid palace ...17 KB (2,367 words) - 12:23, 18 April 2023
- crucial contribution to the discipline of history. Lack of knowledge of the ... In 1891, at the request of the Peabody Museum, he was granted indefinite ...16 KB (2,447 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- Gardens, guarantee her place in the annals of art history. ... her art. After thoroughly researching the history of Joan of Arc, painstakingly ...28 KB (4,145 words) - 06:44, 28 July 2023
- or commercial energy source. In its natural setting, peat can help in ... heating or even for power stations. In its natural setting, it can help in ...14 KB (2,165 words) - 15:20, 27 April 2023
- work of art and as a source concerning the history of the Norman Conquest. ... It is presently exhibited in a special museum in Bayeux, Normandy ...17 KB (2,716 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- gw.govt.nz/section804.cfm? Maori history of the Greater Wellington ... ===Maori History and Legend=== Maori legend recounts that the great ...30 KB (4,384 words) - 20:30, 18 January 2024
- that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States with ... The original plan was to perform the carvings in natural granite pillars ...16 KB (2,297 words) - 18:42, 13 July 2023
- another, or the overflow may imitate a natural cascade. Many fountains ... Early fountains depended on the natural gravitational flow of water ...20 KB (2,954 words) - 06:37, 1 April 2024
- dinosaurs also reflect upon the changing history of life, with new forms ... Kenneth Carpenter of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science published ...16 KB (2,303 words) - 17:18, 21 October 2022
- net/island/geology/geology.html Geology/History of the Island and Region ... found there were included in Royal Ontario Museum's collection. ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 23:17, 21 October 2022
- helped home-school her in moral science, natural philosophy, Latin, Greek ... For over three-quarters of a century the Longyear Museum has provided ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 16:00, 7 November 2022
- 244 km² (870 mi²) and is home to several natural springs, as well as to a ... Yankari National Park is an area of great natural beauty, providing ...13 KB (1,893 words) - 00:54, 17 April 2023
- The Powhatan are significant to American history because of their ... identity.[http://www.powhatan.org/history.html Powhatan History].www ...22 KB (3,366 words) - 00:30, 12 April 2023
- in the park commemorates it as the highest natural point in Manhattan. * Van Cortlandt House: The Van Cortlandt House Museum in Van Cortlandt ...12 KB (1,814 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- name Raku. This is the only example in the history of Japan of a family name ... Kyoto style architectural design. A museum at the site holds many of ...18 KB (2,882 words) - 00:27, 8 December 2022
- myth site]. University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 6, 2007. * Foelix, R. F. 1982. Biology of Spiders. Cambridge ...14 KB (2,234 words) - 18:10, 31 October 2023
- Paris while still in his twenties. As an natural philosopher, John was an ... degree. His prodigious abilities as a natural philosopher were recognized ...34 KB (5,268 words) - 02:25, 9 February 2023
- writing, arithmetic, geography, and history, and also wrote for them ... to impress through his rural voice and natural imagery. An example of this ...16 KB (2,543 words) - 03:14, 15 December 2022
- 4th Ed. (Penguin Books 1978, (now Yale History of Art series), 70-77 At ... (Rinaldo and Armida, 1629, now Baltimore Museum of Art), and a religious ...25 KB (3,984 words) - 16:23, 17 January 2024
- was challenged by petroleum, kerosene, natural gas, and other means of ... centuries and electrical, oil-burning, or natural gas-consuming samovars are ...16 KB (2,540 words) - 01:15, 21 April 2023
- gall midges, known for crop damage, are natural enemies of other crop pests ... Curiously, a large number of species are natural enemies of other ...13 KB (1,785 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- The Bayeux tapestry is an embroidery done on "eight bolts of ... * Chapuis, Julien. "Romanesque Art". In Timeline of Art ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 04:56, 16 December 2022
- cities and highways and conservation of natural resources. The former First ... forty-four years, longer than anyone else in history. Claudia Feldman ...20 KB (3,091 words) - 22:46, 21 October 2022
- significant information regarding the history of Egypt. In particular ... The history of the city of Abydos begins in the late prehistoric age ...12 KB (1,832 words) - 07:07, 14 June 2023
- The Philmont Scout Ranch houses the Seton Memorial Library and Museum ... to his residence, the property contained a museum, library, art gallery and ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 19:33, 13 February 2024
- whose reign marked an epoch in Bhati history in that he acknowledged ... Oil India Limited discovered natural gas in 1988 in the Jaisalmer basin ...15 KB (2,331 words) - 12:43, 6 November 2021
- Site in 1993, is famous as a "living museum" and a center for international ... Bukhara entered history in 500 B.C.E. as vassal state in the Persian ...20 KB (2,826 words) - 18:38, 22 November 2023
- in separate geographical regions, where natural resources controlled the ... The origins of African art lie long before recorded history. African ...17 KB (2,544 words) - 06:05, 16 June 2023
- villages. One of the world's great natural wonders, Angel Falls inspires ... 039;s plane currently sits in the Aviation Museum in Maracay, Venezuela. A ...8 KB (1,292 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- This example is an exhibit at the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.]] ... as legend would have it, but instead of natural causes on May 26, 1814. ...14 KB (2,196 words) - 08:14, 8 January 2024
- dominate the region. Because of its natural resources, access to the ... is located in the Persian Gulf. Large natural gas finds have also been ...14 KB (2,162 words) - 00:43, 24 November 2022
- coast of the island country. It faces a natural harbor protected by the ... southeastern coast of Jamaica, around its natural harbor protected by the ...22 KB (3,252 words) - 23:13, 3 March 2023
- * Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2007. [http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/cromagnon.html Cro-Magnon 1.] Smithsonian ...8 KB (1,081 words) - 00:21, 15 January 2023
- [[Image:stoat in bristol city museum arp.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Stuffed ... * King, C. 1987. The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats. London: ...16 KB (2,415 words) - 07:45, 6 September 2023
- from the seventeenth century, has a history that provides a cross section ... Natural resources of Anhui include iron in Ma'anshan, coal in ...19 KB (2,812 words) - 06:03, 28 July 2023
- of the country mountainous, Guizhou has natural resources of water and oil ... == History == Guizhou was well known by the Chinese for thousands of ...15 KB (2,085 words) - 08:18, 8 January 2024
- == History == [[Image:Rembrandt The Hundred Guilder Print.jpg|thumb ... horse armour in the German Historical Museum, Berlin, dating to between ...21 KB (3,460 words) - 01:27, 19 March 2022
- and are some of the pieces of human history that cultural anthropology ... == History == Our interest in other cultures harks back to the fifteenth ...26 KB (3,726 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- Ouija Boards: Fact or Fiction?"] The Museum of Talking Boards. Retrieved ... [http://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/history.html "History of the ...21 KB (3,205 words) - 10:52, 11 March 2023
- jsp?obj_id=2384 Acropolis of Athens - History] In the mid-fifth century ... [[Image:British Museum Parthenon west frieze.JPG|thumb|right|250px ...33 KB (4,981 words) - 18:45, 23 March 2023
- in a variety of disciplines throughout history. These include: ... for King Christian IV, and is now the Museum of National History. The ...28 KB (4,058 words) - 02:55, 8 January 2024
- Jupiter and Io, are in Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna. ... in which imaginary spaces replace the natural reality, seem to prefigure ...26 KB (3,834 words) - 19:48, 9 April 2024
- seasons." They also venerated other natural elements, such as the oak ... of the globe, on the different branches of natural philosophy, and on many ...19 KB (2,969 words) - 09:43, 15 January 2023
- at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island (London: ... moai standing upright on ahu.The British Museum, [http://culturalinstitute ...33 KB (5,262 words) - 12:54, 10 March 2023
- to him the great epic poems of Persian history. He held French, Iranian ... group promoting environmental protection, natural resource conservation and ...29 KB (4,230 words) - 22:56, 30 November 2022
- and spiritual purposes; others regard its natural beauty as suggesting it ... in the collection of Yale's Peabody Museum was the focus of an intensive ...16 KB (2,638 words) - 04:50, 5 November 2022
- the Danube in an exceptionally beautiful natural setting and was once popularly ... There are Roman remains at the Aquincum Museum, and historic furniture at ...27 KB (3,960 words) - 16:54, 22 November 2023
- * Pliny the Elder. Pliny: Natural History, Volume I, Books 1-2. Loeb ... htm The Colossus of Rhodes] The Museum of Unnatural Mystery ...12 KB (1,850 words) - 22:42, 7 January 2024
- Today, they run businesses, manage their natural resources, provide education ... Creation myth through stories of Penobscot history, precontact material culture ...23 KB (3,545 words) - 07:18, 23 November 2022
- hunting. In 1803, he began the study of natural history by conducting the ... fixed wires to prop it up, restoring a natural position. By attaching wires ...18 KB (2,835 words) - 06:04, 3 August 2022
- quot; as a key mechanism beyond chance or natural selection alone. His reputation ... of the Royal College of Surgeons Museum and shortly thereafter he ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 11:11, 16 August 2023
- in potash and uranium exports. Oil and natural gas production is also an ... Saskatchewan contains two major natural regions: the Canadian Shield ...28 KB (3,852 words) - 03:30, 23 December 2022
- region make it Auckland's most iconic natural feature. It is eerily quiet ... On July 27, 1939 Auckland received its only snow fall in recorded history. ...35 KB (5,077 words) - 18:26, 21 August 2023
