Burke & Wills
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
כותר |
Burke & Wills : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann. |
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מהדורה |
1st ed. |
מוציא לאור |
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub. Melbourne : Published in association with the State Library of Victoria |
שנה |
2011 |
הערות |
"The Royal Society of Victoria." Reprinted with corrections 2012. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Cover Contents Foreword Peter Thorne List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Dave Phoenix Chapter 1 Conflicting priorities: exploration, science, politics and personal ambition Chapter 2 William John Wills as scientist Chapter 3 Geology, soils and landscapes of the expedition route Chapter 4 The botanical legacy of Ferdinand Mueller and Hermann Beckler Chapter 5 Zoology: an encounter with the fauna of Australia's unique arid environment Introduction Mammals Birds Reptiles Fishes Insects and other invertebrates Chapter 6 Hydrologic insights of inland Australia Chapter 7 Meteorology: a remarkable set of early inland observations Chapter 8 The space between: Aboriginal people, the Victorian Exploring Expedition and the relief parties Chapter 9 Conclusion: rewriting history Appendixes Timeline of principal events Expedition personnel Biographies of the principal scientists Instructions to the leader and scientific officers The art of the Victorian Exploring Expedition Index |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (369 pages) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
997010707342005171 |
תצוגת MARC
תגיות
- Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861.
- Wills, William John, 1834-1861.
- nnab Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1820-1861
- Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861)
- Desert animals Australia.
- Desert ecology Australia.
- Aboriginal Australians.
- Natural history Australia.
- Natural history Australia History.
- Ethnology Australia History.
- Science Australia History.
- Scientific expeditions Australia.
- History, Natural
- Natural science
- Physiophilosophy
- Expeditions, Scientific
- Scientific voyages
- Travels
- Voyages, Scientific
- Natural sciences
- Science of science
- Sciences
- Cultural anthropology
- Ethnography
- Races of man
- Social anthropology
- Aboriginals, Australian
- Aborigines, Australian
- Australian aboriginal people
- Australian aboriginals
- nne Australian aborigines
- Australians, Aboriginal
- Australians, Native (Aboriginal Australians)
- Native Australians (Aboriginal Australians)
- Deserts Ecology
- nne Desert fauna
- Australia Description and travel.
- Australia Discovery and exploration.
- nne Australia Description and travel To 1850
- nne Australia Description and travel 1851-1900
- nne Australia Description and travel 1901-1950
- nne Australia Description and travel 1951-1980
- nne Australia Description and travel 1981-
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