Famous Lines: A Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations

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Columbia University Press, 1997 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 625 pages

This scientific detective story is the first book which explains clearly the science used by paleontologists, and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known--and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. Gillette's first-person account of the project answers the most frequently asked questions about Seismosaurus: How was it discovered? How do we know it is a new species? How did it die? Part catalogue of the workings of paleontological science in the 1990s, the book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus.

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Contents

Quotations by Subject
1
Cleopatra
93
Creativity
98
Disarmament
126
Suspense and Mystery
174
Insults
251
Menopause
312
Newspapers and Magazines
336
Opposites
367
Pregnancy and Childbirth
390
Recession
412
Socialism
453
Adolescence
567
Advertising
593
Affectation
603
Copyright

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