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Robert Brown and Mungo Park: Travels and Explorations in Natural History for the Royal Society
by Schwartz, Joel
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Overview
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PrefaceAcknowledgements
Introduction: Collecting, Observing, and Describing the Natural World.
Chapter One: "Scientific Ferment in late Eighteenth Century Edinburgh"
Chapter Two: "Scientific Exploration During Voyages of Discovery"
Chapter Three: "... the plants of Scotland might be equally useful."
Chapter Four: "Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa."
Chapter Five: "A good practical Botanist."
Chapter Six: "So remote a country as New Holland."
Chapter Seven: "The Crew labouring under the Same disorder."
Chapter Eight: "Mungo Park's Last Journey."
Chapter Nine: "A Tedious and Uncomfortable Passage."
Chapter Ten: "Prodrommus, Florae Novae Hollndiae."
Chapter Eleven: "Banks's Librarian."
Chapter Twelve: "Taking leave of Sir Joseph Banks."
Chapter Thirteen: "Pollen Grains of Clarkis pulchella."
Epilogue: "The greatest of Banksian botanist-librarians."
Bibliography
Introduction: Collecting, Observing, and Describing the Natural World.
Chapter One: "Scientific Ferment in late Eighteenth Century Edinburgh"
Chapter Two: "Scientific Exploration During Voyages of Discovery"
Chapter Three: "... the plants of Scotland might be equally useful."
Chapter Four: "Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa."
Chapter Five: "A good practical Botanist."
Chapter Six: "So remote a country as New Holland."
Chapter Seven: "The Crew labouring under the Same disorder."
Chapter Eight: "Mungo Park's Last Journey."
Chapter Nine: "A Tedious and Uncomfortable Passage."
Chapter Ten: "Prodrommus, Florae Novae Hollndiae."
Chapter Eleven: "Banks's Librarian."
Chapter Twelve: "Taking leave of Sir Joseph Banks."
Chapter Thirteen: "Pollen Grains of Clarkis pulchella."
Epilogue: "The greatest of Banksian botanist-librarians."
Bibliography
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Schwartz, Joel
- ISBN: 9783030748616
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 0.51
- Number Of Pages: 240
- Publication Year: 2021
Language:
English