ISBN: 9780243072781 - Flora from the Apalachian Coal-field (classic Reprint): Inaugural Dissertation: Inaugural Dissertation (classic Reprint) (3 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a compendium of fossil samples that were part of a scientific tour of North America by the author and are now housed in the paleontological cabinet of the Berlin University. The samples are identified and scientifically classified with reference to existing knowledge of the field at the time of publication. The book is illustrated with detailed drawings of each sample for clarity. It opens with a preface and an introduction by the author explaining the sources of the samples and the methods used in their analysis before continuing into the main body of the book, which is divided into sections on Calamiteae, Asterophyllites, Neuropterideae, Pecopterideae, Stigmariaeae, Sigillarieae, and Lepidodendreae. Each section is comprised of descriptions and plates of the author's findings in each division of the plant kingdom, with reference to the work of other notable scientists in the field. The book concludes with an index. This book is a valuable resource for paleontologists and botanists, and scientifically minded scholars. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…