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126 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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English
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"Founded in 1866 with a generous gift from international financier George Peabody, the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University has for 150 years acquired, studied, protected, and displayed its ever-expanding collections. Among the museum's 13,000,000 items are iconic fossils, striking ethnographic pieces, historical flora, and extinct species -- a remarkable record of the history of Earth, its life, and its cultures. More than mere curios,...
2) Antarctica
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English
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Basic information about the coldest place on Earth.
Describes the features of Antarctica's extreme landscape, looks at the history of exploration on the continent, and introduces the animal and plant life that call the icy terrain home.
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440 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm.
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English
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More than 140 detailed maps tell the story of pivotal episodes in world history, from the first human migrations out of Africa to the space race. Custom regional and global maps present the history of the world in action, charting how events traced patterns on land and ocean--patterns of exploration, discovery, or conquest that created empires, colonies, or theaters of war. Thoughtful organization of information will help you follow the story of civilizations...
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