The letters of Sir Joseph Banks: a selection, 1768-1820

His views could hardly be avoided on matters of botany or horticulture, drainage or agriculture, on coinage, exploration or science in general. Yet he was a warm, authoritative writer with a direct, flowing prose style. His letters make fascinating reading for their variety, as well as the insight i...

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1. Verfasser: Banks, Joseph 1743-1820 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Imperial College Press c2000
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Zusammenfassung:His views could hardly be avoided on matters of botany or horticulture, drainage or agriculture, on coinage, exploration or science in general. Yet he was a warm, authoritative writer with a direct, flowing prose style. His letters make fascinating reading for their variety, as well as the insight into his public and private life they provide. This selection is made from the remaining 6,000 letters Banks wrote, and will introduce many readers to a deeply impressive figure, who is rapidly being recognized as one of the great men of his age. More details about the Sir Joseph Banks Archive Project can be found at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/banks/."
Beschreibung:xliii, 420 p. ill., maps
ISBN:9781848160262

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