The Selborne Pioneer: Gilbert White as Naturalist and Scientist: A Re-Examination
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Gilbert White's name is known universally but, as Ted Dadswell insists in this book, important aspects of his work have frequently been overlooked even by scholarly editors. The Selborne naturalist (1720-1793) has been described as 'a prince of personal observers'; but a shrewd analytical questioning and comparing was also typical of his 'natural knowledge'. Exceptional even in his general aims, White studied the behaviour, the 'manners' and 'conversation',...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1138378208
ISBN13:9781138378209
Release Date:August 2018
Publisher:Routledge
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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