Naturalists at sea : scientific travellers from Dampier to Darwin /

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, thes...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Williams, Glyndwr (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Natural history > History.
Scientific expeditions > History.
Ocean travel > History.
Naturalists > History.
Travelers > History.
Naturalists > Biography.
Sciences naturelles > Histoire.
Expéditions scientifiques > Histoire.
Naturalistes > Histoire.
Voyageurs > Histoire.
Naturalistes > Biographies.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
HISTORY > Expeditions & Discoveries.
Natural history
Naturalists
Ocean travel
Scientific expeditions
Travelers
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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