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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.
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

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