The Fishy Smiths

Author : Mike Bruton
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775846474
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fishy Smiths written by Mike Bruton and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of the modern-day coelacanth will forever be linked with the name of JLB Smith. An intense, irascible, eccentric man, JLB (as he was widely known) and his long-suffering wife Margaret were both remarkable South African scientists who changed the course of the biological sciences. Best known for their research on the coelacanth, they also contributed in many other ways to the scientific study of fishes (ichthyology) and related fields. The first comprehensive biography about JLB and Margaret Smith. Traces their formative years and serendipitous meeting, leading up to the discovery of the coelacanth, and the tumultuous years that followed. Details their punitive work ethic, eccentric and rugged lifestyle, and their astonishingly productive lives. A story awash with adventure, travel, discovery, risk-taking, near-death experiences – and their extraordinary contribution to science. Illustrated with black-and-white images of the Smiths’ fascinating lives, as well as a 16-page colour section, Mike Bruton’s lively account fills a scientific and biographical niche and will become a classic of the South African scene. Sales points: Important biography of a famous South African couple, lively portrayal of colourful, eccentric, tumultuous lives, with contributions from many other scientists and personalities and illustrated with black-and-white images throughout, and a colour section.

Author : Mike Bruton
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 9781775846468
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fishy Smiths written by Mike Bruton and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of the living coelacanth - one of the greatest biological finds of the twentieth century - will forever be linked with the name of JLB Smith. An intense, irascible, eccentric man, JLB (as he was widely known) and his wife Margaret were remarkable South African scientists whose extraordinary contributions changed the course of the biological sciences. This, the first biography of JLB and Margaret Smith, traces their formative years and serendipitous meeting, leading up to the discovery of the coelacanth, and the tumultuous years that followed. Illustrated with images of their fascinating lives, as well as a 16-page color section, this lively account is essential reading for anyone interested in the excitement of science and its relevance to our everyday lives. · Traces their formative years and serendipitous meeting, leading up to the discovery of the coelacanth, and the tumultuous years that followed. · Details their punitive work ethic, eccentric and rugged lifestyle, and their astonishingly productive lives · A story awash with adventure, travel, discovery, risk-taking, near-death experiences - and their extraordinary contribution to science.

Author : Bren Smith
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0451494555
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eat Like a Fish written by Bren Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER IACP Cookbook Award finalist In the face of apocalyptic climate change, a former fisherman shares a bold and hopeful new vision for saving the planet: farming the ocean. Here Bren Smith—pioneer of regenerative ocean agriculture—introduces the world to a groundbreaking solution to the global climate crisis. A genre-defining “climate memoir,” Eat Like a Fish interweaves Smith’s own life—from sailing the high seas aboard commercial fishing trawlers to developing new forms of ocean farming to surfing the frontiers of the food movement—with actionable food policy and practical advice on ocean farming. Written with the humor and swagger of a fisherman telling a late-night tale, it is a powerful story of environmental renewal, and a must-read guide to saving our oceans, feeding the world, and—by creating new jobs up and down the coasts—putting working class Americans back to work.

Author : Margaret M. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642828582
Total Pages : 1205 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smiths’ Sea Fishes written by Margaret M. Smith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. D. S. Henderson, Chairman of the 1. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology and Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University This book is a unique, international collaborative effort ranging all of the colour plates for the book. For the past of 76 scientists, representing 15 countries. Several skilled eight years, she has been assisted in the research, writing artists and photographers have also contributed to the and editing of the book by Dr. P. C. Heemstra. numerous and beautiful illustrations. Research done in It is essential for the proper management of the marine South Africa was supported by the Council for Scientific fish resources of southern Africa that we know what species and Industrial Research. Work on the book at the J.L.B. we are dealing with. This book will greatly facilitate the Smith Institute was also funded by the Department of identification of our fishes. It will thus be of vital import National Education and The Trustees of the Sea Fishes of ance to the understanding and wise use of our tremendously Southern Africa Book Fund. Expenses of visits by ichthy diverse and valuable fish fauna. ologists from overseas were defrayed by a grant from the We are proud of the affiliation of the J.L.B. Smith Insti John S. Schlesinger Foundation. tute with Rhodes University and happy to see the successful Although this book is an impressive contribution to the completion of this long-awaited work.

Author : Iain Smyth
Publisher : Intervisual/Piggy Toes
ISBN 13 : 9781581170849
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angel Fish written by Iain Smyth and published by Intervisual/Piggy Toes. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel fish is searching for her Mom. As she swims through the coral reef she meets many ocean creatures. Pull the tab and watch the school of fish swim. Lift-a-flap and find an octopus hiding in a treasure chest. A fun underwater adventure.

Author : David Chaim Smith
Publisher : Lightning Flash of Alef
ISBN 13 : 9780692126721
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fountain of Wisdom written by David Chaim Smith and published by Lightning Flash of Alef. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 13th century text, "The Fountain of Wisdom," is one of the most challenging works of the Kabbalistic tradition. Alongside this important text is a passage-by-passage commentary by David Chaim Smith, designed to address the working issues of the spiritual practitioner. "The Fountain of Wisdom" presents a labyrinth of psycho-aetheric symbols that map out the subtle atmospheres, textures, and resonances discovered through radical contemplative mysticism. The strange and beautiful imagery functions as a set of doorways through which the mind passes, allowing for discoveries that no other Kabbalistic text comes close to offering. The original 13th century text is included here in its entirety in a new English translation by Dr. Mark Verman, one of the pre-eminent scholar-translators of this generation.

Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Progressive Fish Culturist written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gronovius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of Fish written by Gronovius and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mike Bruton
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 177584501X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Annotated Old Four Legs written by Mike Bruton and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the famous South African fish scientist Professor JLB Smith published Old Fourlegs – The Story of the Coelacanth in 1956 he created an international sensation. After all, this 400-million-year-old fish, known only from fossil remains, was thought to have become extinct around 66 million years ago! JLB Smith’s dramatic account of the discovery of the first and second coelacanths in 1938 and 1952 turned him into a cult figure and put South African science on the world map. His book was eventually published in six English editions and translated into nine foreign languages. Mike Bruton’s The Annotated Old Fourlegs includes a facsimile reprint of the original book, to which he has added notes and images in the margins that provide an interesting and revealing commentary on Smith’s text, as well as new introductory and explanatory chapters that bring the coelacanth story up to date.

Author : Sir William Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 930 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible written by Sir William Smith and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: