American dinosaur abroad : a cultural history of Carnegie's plaster Diplodocus

American dinosaur abroad a cultural history of Carnegie's plaster Diplodocus

Introduction: A convoluted dinosaur -- Dinomania: Giant sloths, sea snakes, and concrete contraptions -- His majesty notices a drawing: The tradition of copying dinosaurs -- Getting Diplodocus ready for the stage: From Pittsburgh to London -- "The years of wandering": Germany -- Visite au...

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1. Verfasser: Nieuwland, Ilja (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Pittsburgh, Pa. University of Pittsburgh Press 2019
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Carnegie, Andrew > Natural history collections > Diplodocus > Social aspects > Fossils > Collection and preservation > Paleontology > Natural history > Political aspects > Dinosaurs in popular culture > Dinosaurs > Dinosaurier > Fossil
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: A convoluted dinosaur -- Dinomania: Giant sloths, sea snakes, and concrete contraptions -- His majesty notices a drawing: The tradition of copying dinosaurs -- Getting Diplodocus ready for the stage: From Pittsburgh to London -- "The years of wandering": Germany -- Visite au Diplodocus: Paris -- "Properly messy": Crouching dinosaurs, national competition, and science reform -- Diaspora: From Rio to Madrid -- Conclusion: Diplodocus after Madrid- and after Carnegie.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-308) and index
Beschreibung:xvii, 318 pages
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24 cm
ISBN:9780822945574
978-0-8229-4557-4
0822945576
0-8229-4557-6