Code: 11454574
Rhinoceros and the Megatherium
by Juan Pimentel, Peter Mason
How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster's massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cu ... more
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- Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2017
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How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster's massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cultural changes but also the enduring power of image and imagination to shape our understanding of the natural world.
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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Zoology & animal sciences
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- Full title: Rhinoceros and the Megatherium
- Author: Juan Pimentel, Peter Mason
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardback
- Number of pages: 368
- EAN: 9780674737129
- ISBN: 0674737121
- ID: 11454574
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Weight: 570 g
- Dimensions: 217 × 151 × 29 mm
- Date of publishing: 06. January 2017
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