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

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In early July 1899, an excavation team of paleontologists sponsored by Andrew Carnegie discovered the fossil remains in Wyoming of what was then the longest and largest dinosaur on record. Named after its benefactor, the Diplodocus carnegii--or Dippy, as it's known today--was shipped to Pittsbu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nieuwland, Ilja, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]
Temas:
Carnegie, Andrew, > 1835-1919 > Natural history collections.
Carnegie, Andrew, > 1835-1919
Carnegie, Andrew > 1835-1919
1900-1999
Diplodocus carnegii > Exhibitions > Social aspects.
Fossils > Collection and preservation > Political aspects.
Paleontology > Social aspects > Europe > History > 20th century.
Natural history > Catalogs and collections > Political aspects.
Dinosaurs in popular culture.
Dinosaurs > Social aspects > Europe.
Dinosaurs > Catalogs and collections > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Paléontologie > Aspect social > Europe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Dinosaures dans la culture populaire.
Dinosaures > Aspect social > Europe.
NATURE > Animals > Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
NATURE > Fossils.
SCIENCE > Paleontology.
SCIENCE > General.
Dinosaurs in popular culture
Dinosaurs > Social aspects
Natural history
Europe
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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