Pterosaurs: From Deep TimeAn epic, ambitious and page-turning mystery that will appeal to fans of The Shadow of the Wind, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and The Time Traveller's Wife London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her. Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women in Victorian society. Forever being matched with men her family consider suitable, she yearns for a time when she can be free to love whom she choses. But hidden in the attic of popular author - and noted scientific speculator - H.G. Wells is a machine that will change everything. As their quests converge, it becomes clear that time is the problem - to escape it, to change it, might offer them the hope they need... |
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... example , is the presence of calcite crystals , which look a bit like granulated sugar , around the ends of limb bones . Sometimes they are so profuse that they completely obscure and even obliterate parts of the skeleton and , because ...
... example . The epiphyses on the far end of the humerus of the giant in- dividual are firmly fused to the main body of the bone , so this was an adult . ” But what about the several 5 - meter - wingspan ( 16 - foot ) individuals that have ...
... example . The Song of the Dodo . Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction by David Quammen ( 1997 ) is an excellent introduction to this subject . 10. See Chapter 4 . 11. Abel's views on pterosaur flight were laid out in one of his ...