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Dadswell Ted <1934-, > |
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The Selborne pioneer : Gilbert White as naturalist and scientist, a re-examination / / Ted Dadswell |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-351-88210-4 |
1-138-37820-8 |
1-315-23712-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Natural history - England - Selborne |
Naturalists - Great Britain |
Selborne (England) Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2003 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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1. The heroic gardener -- 2. Nature as an 'economy' -- 3. The 'outdoor' method -- 4. The disappearing 'swallows' -- 5. Behaviour : birds and other animals -- 6. Instinct and initiative -- 7. Behaviour : plants and insects -- 8. The useful naturalist -- 9. Science, meteorology and geology -- 10. The problem of adaptation -- 11. 'Living manners' -- 12. The perennial naturalist. |
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