Continent of Curiosities: A Journey Through Australian Natural History
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Collecting curiosities was a gentlemanly occupation for wealthy and educated 18th-century Europeans. Few creatures aroused more curiosity than those from Australia. But collections demand organisation, and classification itself reveals patterns to life that cannot be ignored. From a leisurely occupation, the science of biology was born. Cabinets de curiosites became national museums, with specimens from Australia playing an integral role in all kinds...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521866200
ISBN13:9780521866200
Release Date:May 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.7" x 9.9"
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