Burke & Wills: the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition
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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Joyce, Edmund B. 1934- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO 2011
Ausgabe:Reprinted with corr.
Schlagworte:
Beschreibung:"The Royal Society of Victoria."
Includes bibliographical references and index
Conflicting priorities : exploration, science, politics and personal ambition / Doug McCann and Bernie Joyce -- William John Wills as a scientist / Frank Leahy -- The botanical legacy of Ferdinand Mueller and Hermann Beckler / Linden Gillbank -- Zoology : an encounter with the fauna of Australia's unique arid environment. Introduction / Bernard Mace ; Mammals / Peter W. Menkhorst ; Birds / Rory O'Brien and Craig Robertson ; Reptiles / Bernard Mace ; Fishes / Bernard Mace ; Insects and other invertebrates / Alan L. Yen -- Hydrologic insights of inland Australia / C.R. Lawrence -- Meteorology : a remarkable set of early inland observations / John A.T. Bye -- The space between : Aboriginal people, the Victorian Exploring Expedition and the relief parties / Harry Allen -- Conclusion : rewriting history / Doug McCann and Bernie Joyce -- Appendixes. Timeline of principal events / Doug McCann ; Expedition personnel / Doug McCann ; Biographies of the principal scientists / Dave Phoenix ; Instructions to the leader and scientific officers ; The art of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / Elizabeth Ninnis
Beschreibung:XXIV, 343 S. Ill. (some col.), Kt. (some col.) 26 cm

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