Naturalists at Sea: Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin

by Glyn Williams

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Tales of the intrepid early naturalists who set sail on dangerous voyages of discovery in the vast, unknown Pacific

On the great Pacific discovery expeditions of the "long eighteenth century," naturalists for the first time were commonly found aboard ships sailing forth from European ports. Lured by intoxicating opportunities to discover exotic and perhaps lucrative flora and fauna unknown at home, these men set out eagerly to collect...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:030018073X

ISBN13:9780300180732

Release Date:October 2013

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:309 Pages

Weight:1.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Expeditions & Discoveries History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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