François Péron : an impetuous life : naturalist and voyager /

Presents a balanced assessment of the difficult relationship between Peron and Baudin, and analyses the conduct of science during some of the most turbulent years in French history.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duyker, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carlton, Vic. : Miegunyah Press, 2006.
Colección:Miegunyah Press series ; 2nd. ser., no. 75.
Temas:
Péron, François, > 1775-1810.
Péron, François, > 1775-1810. > Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes.
Péron, François > 1775-1810
Péron, François, > (1775-1810)
Péron, François.
Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes (Péron, François)
Naturalists > France > Biography.
Travelers > France > Biography.
Naturalistes > France > Biographies.
Voyageurs > France > Biographies.
Settlement and contacts > Explorers > European.
History > Biographies > Non-Indigenous.
Discoveries in geography > French.
Naturalists.
Travelers.
Naturalistes français > Terres australes et antarctiques françaises.
Australia > Discovery and exploration > French.
Shark Bay (WA Gascoyne > Murchison SG49-08)
Maria Island (E Tas SK55-06)
Port Jackson (Sydney SI56-05)
Australia.
France.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Acknowledgements; Textual note; Introduction; 1 Cérilly; 2 Revolution and war; 3 Medical student; 4 Savant; 5 To the shoals of Capricorn; 6 Ile de France; 7 A course for New Holland; 8 Shark Bay; 9 Timor; 10 Van Diemen's Land; 11 Uncharted waters; 12 Port Jackson; 13 King Island; 14 Kangaroo Island; 15 Nuyts Archipelago; 16 King George Sound; 17 Back to Shark Bay; 18 Final surveys; 19 The voyage home; 20 Back in France; 21 Final years; 22 Epilogue; Glossary of scientific terms; Glossary of French terms; Notes; Bibliography
  • Botanical index. Zoological index. General index

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