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The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science

Catalog Data

Author:
Jaffe, Mark  Search this
Subject:
Marsh, Othniel Charles  Search this
Marsh, George Perkins 1801-1882  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Geology  Search this
Peabody Museum of Natural History  Search this
Yale University  Search this
Edition:
First
Physical description:
Number of pages : 384; Page numbers : 1-384
Date:
2000
Category:
Smithsonian History Bibliography
Summary:
A popular account of the celebrated feud between Philadelphia's Edward Drinker Cope and New Haven's Othniel Charles Marsh over who had the most important dinosaur specimens.
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Reptiles, Fossil  Search this
Dinosaurs  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Publisher:
: Crown
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14141