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Burke & Wills : the scientific legacy of the Victorian exploring expedition /
Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Publishing,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword Peter Thorne; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction Dave Phoenix; Chapter 1 Conflicting priorities: exploration, science, politics andpersonal ambition; Chapter 2 William John Wills as scientist; Chapter 3 Geology, soils and landscapes of the expedition route; Chapter 4 The botanical legacy of Ferdinand Mueller andHermann Beckler; Chapter 5 Zoology: an encounter with the fauna of Australia's uniquearid environment; Introduction; Mammals; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes; Insects and other invertebrates; Chapter 6 Hydrologic insights of inland Australia
- Chapter 7 Meteorology: a remarkable set of early inland observationsChapter 8 The space between: Aboriginal people, the Victorian ExploringExpedition and the relief parties; Chapter 9 Conclusion: rewriting history; Appendixes; Timeline of principal events; Expedition personnel; Biographies of the principal scientists; Instructions to the leader and scientific officers; The art of the Victorian Exploring Expedition; Index