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Reading the Shape of Nature
Reading the Shape of Nature vividly recounts the turbulent early history of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard and the contrasting careers of its founder Louis Agassiz and his son Alexander. Through the story of this institution and the individuals who formed it, Mary P. Winsor explores the conflicting forces that shaped systematics in the second half of the nineteenth century. Debates over the philosophical foundations of classification, details of taxonomic research, the young institution's financial struggles, and the personalities of the men most deeply involved are all brought to life. In 1859, Louis Agassiz established the Museum of Comparative Zoology to house research on th...
The Diary of Heinrich Witt (10 vols.)
The diary of Heinrich Witt (1799-1892) is the most extensive private diary written in Latin America known to us today. Written in English by a German migrant who lived in Lima, it is a unique source for the history of Peru, and for international trade and migration.
Landmark in Duisburg
With "Tiger & Turtle-Magic Mountain," Heike Mutter (born 1969) and Ulrich Genth (born 1971) created a spectacular landmark for the German city of Duisburg. The work consists of winding pathways made of differently sloped stairs. This publication presents their design with other submissions from the Heinrich Hildebrand Heights competition.
Indiana Historical Society Publications
Vol. 1, t.-p. dated 1897, includes the Society's proceedings and all papers and publications from its organization in 1830 to 1886. Each succeeding volume made up from papers originally issued separately. Vol. 6, no. 4 contains minutes of the society, 1886-1918.
Tritt Family History: Ancestry, life and times of brothers Hans Peter and Christian Tritt, immigrants to Pennsylvania in 1739, and their children
Hans Peter Tritt, Jr., from Diedendorf in Alsace, came to Pennsylvania with his younger brother Christian, his mother, Veronica (Kern), & half-brother Marx in 1739. Hans Peter was born ca. 1715. Hans Peter was married twice, to Catharina (Bechtel?, Dietrich?) & Maria Barbara Dellinger. Christian married a lady named Catherine. Hans Peter died in March 1768; Christian, October 1801. Includes ancestry in Europe.
