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Cover of Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17

Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17

John T. Schlebecker

This volume is a scholarly catalogue produced by the Smithsonian Institution’s Division of Agriculture and…

Cover of John Deere's Steel Plow

John Deere's Steel Plow

Edward C. Kendall

Edward C. Kendall’s work is a scholarly study of the invention and early development of John Deere’s steel…

Cover of Die Philippinen und ihre Bewohner Sechs Skizzen

Die Philippinen und ihre Bewohner Sechs Skizzen

C. Semper

Der Text ist ein Reise‑ und Naturbericht aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, verfasst von Carl Semper, einem…

Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]

Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]

Jacob Abbott

Rollo’s Philosophy is a juvenile instructional work that blends narrative adventure with scientific…

Village Improvements and Farm Villages

Village Improvements and Farm Villages

George E. Waring

George E. Waring’s Village Improvements and Farm Villages is a practical treatise on civic beautification and…

Cover of Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912

Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912

This volume is the official record of the Northern Nut Growers Association’s third annual meeting, held in…

Cover of Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947

The Northern Nut Growers Association’s 38th Annual Report is a comprehensive record of a three‑day convention…

Cover of Fiue hundred pointes of good husbandrie

Fiue hundred pointes of good husbandrie

Thomas Tusser

The work is a seventeenth‑century manual of household and farm management, compiled by Thomas Tusser and…

Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action

Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action

George P. Marsh

The work is a nineteenth‑century treatise that surveys how human activity reshapes the natural world.

Cover of Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924

The volume is a formal record of the Northern Nut Growers Association’s fifteenth annual meeting, held…

The Andes and the Amazon; Or, Across the Continent of South America

The Andes and the Amazon; Or, Across the Continent of South America

James Orton

The work is a nineteenth‑century scientific travelogue that records a Smithsonian‑sponsored expedition across…

Diggers in the Earth

Diggers in the Earth

Eva March Tappan

This volume is an educational series aimed at young readers, presenting the science and industry behind the…

Cover of Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3]: Geologic processes and their results

Geology, Vol. 1 [of 3]: Geologic processes and their results

Chamberlin, Thomas C. (Thomas Chrowder); Salisbury, Rollin D.

Geology, Vol. 1 of a three‑volume series by Thomas C. Chamberlin and Rollin D.

Cover of Ukraine, the land and its people: An Introduction to Its Geography

Ukraine, the land and its people: An Introduction to Its Geography

Stepan Rudnytskyi

Rudnytskyi’s Ukraine, the Land and Its People offers a scholarly survey that blends physical geography with…

The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1

The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1

L. H. Bailey

The work is a natural‑history essay that begins with a vivid travel scene in a tropical jungle, where the…

Cover of The autobiography of Arthur Young: With Selections From His Correspondence

The autobiography of Arthur Young: With Selections From His Correspondence

Arthur Young

The work is an autobiographical memoir of Arthur Young, the eighteenth‑century English agriculturist whose…

Cover of Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 Water Purification Plant, Washington, D. C. Results of Operation.

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 Water Purification Plant, Washington, D. C. Results of Operation.

E. D. American Society of Civil Engineers; Hardy

This volume is a technical report presented to the American Society of Civil Engineers in June 1911,…

Cover of The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)

The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)

the Elder Pliny

Cover of A Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains, consisting of coloured illustrations selected from Parkinson's "Organic remains of a former world," and Artis's "Antediluvian phytology."

A Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains, consisting of coloured illustrations selected from Parkinson's "Organic remains of a former world," and Artis's "Antediluvian phytology."

Gideon Algernon Mantell

The work is a richly illustrated reference that assembles the coloured plates of Parkinson’s “Organic Remains…

Cover of Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916.

Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916.

The volume is a formal record of the Northern Nut Growers Association’s seventh annual gathering, held in…

Cover of The plums of New York

The plums of New York

U. P. Hedrick

The work is a scholarly horticultural treatise on the plum, written by U. P.

Cover of The World of Flying Saucers: A Scientific Examination of a Major Myth of the Space Age

The World of Flying Saucers: A Scientific Examination of a Major Myth of the Space Age

Menzel, Donald H. (Donald Howard); Boyd, Lyle Gifford

The book is a scientific survey of the UFO phenomenon written by physicist Donald H.

Cover of The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)

The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)

Archibald Geikie

The work is a scholarly survey of extinct volcanic activity in the British Isles, written by Archibald…

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.

P. L. Simmonds

Peter Lund Simmonds’s work is a sprawling reference manual that sets out to catalogue every commercial…

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