1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457909003321

Titolo

Burke & Wills [[electronic resource] ] : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub.

Melbourne, : Published in association with the State Library of Victoria, c2011

ISBN

1-283-32122-X

9786613321220

0-643-10333-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JoyceE. B <1934-> (Edmund Bernard)

McCannDouglas Andrew <1948->

Disciplina

994.03

Soggetti

Desert animals - Australia

Desert ecology - Australia

Aboriginal Australians

Natural history - Australia

Natural history - Australia - History

Ethnology - Australia - History

Science - Australia - History

Scientific expeditions - Australia

Electronic books.

Australia Description and travel

Australia Discovery and exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Royal Society of Victoria."

Reprinted with corrections 2012.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777315203321

Autore

Chapman Judith D

Titolo

The school, the community and lifelong learning / / Judith D. Chapman and David N. Aspin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, : Cassell, 1997

ISBN

1-281-29122-6

9786611291228

1-4411-5502-3

1-84714-158-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 pages)

Collana

School development series

Altri autori (Persone)

AspinDavid N

Disciplina

374.8

Soggetti

Continuing education

Community and school

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-329) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editors' Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: The Concern and the Concept; Part II: The Policy Context; Part III: Lifelong Learning through School and Community; Part IV: Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix 1: Organizations and Departments from Which People Were Interviewed; Appendix 2: Questions Asked in



Interviews; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A volume which argues that, in order to give children the positive, successful and enthusiastic start in life that is necessary as a basis for the ideal of ""lifelong learning"", schools must be prepared to engage the community actively, while undertaking radical self-appraisal and renewal.