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UNINA9910781559703321 |
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Titolo |
Burke & Wills : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann |
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Collingwood, Vic. : , : CSIRO Pub. |
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Melbourne : , : Published in association with the State Library of Victoria, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-643-10334-1 |
1-283-32122-X |
9786613321220 |
0-643-10333-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JoyceE. B <1934-> (Edmund Bernard) |
McCannDouglas Andrew <1948-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Desert animals - Australia |
Desert ecology - Australia |
Aboriginal Australians |
Natural history - Australia |
Natural history - Australia - History |
Ethnology - Australia - History |
Science - Australia - History |
Scientific expeditions - Australia |
Australia Description and travel |
Australia Discovery and exploration |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The Royal Society of Victoria." |
Reprinted with corrections 2012. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Foreword Peter Thorne; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction Dave Phoenix; Chapter 1 Conflicting priorities: exploration, science, politics and personal 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 and Hermann Beckler; Chapter 5 Zoology: an |
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