03720nam 2200805 a 450 991045790900332120200520144314.01-283-32122-X97866133212200-643-10333-3(CKB)2550000000066645(EBL)714054(OCoLC)730047760(SSID)ssj0000632962(PQKBManifestationID)12290467(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632962(PQKBWorkID)10616074(PQKB)10764917(MiAaPQ)EBC714054(Au-PeEL)EBL714054(CaPaEBR)ebr10619957(CaONFJC)MIL332122(EXLCZ)99255000000006664520120801d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBurke & Wills[electronic resource] the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition /edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCannCollingwood, Vic. CSIRO Pub. ;Melbourne Published in association with the State Library of Victoriac20111 online resource (369 p.)"The Royal Society of Victoria."Reprinted with corrections 2012.0-643-10332-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AustraliaChapter 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; IndexReveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.Desert animalsAustraliaDesert ecologyAustraliaAboriginal AustraliansNatural historyAustraliaNatural historyAustraliaHistoryEthnologyAustraliaHistoryScienceAustraliaHistoryScientific expeditionsAustraliaAustraliaDescription and travelAustraliaDiscovery and explorationElectronic books.Desert animalsDesert ecologyAboriginal Australians.Natural historyNatural historyHistory.EthnologyHistory.ScienceHistory.Scientific expeditions994.03Joyce E. B(Edmund Bernard),1934-898558McCann Douglas Andrew1948-898559State Library of Victoria.Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457909003321Burke & Wills2007543UNINA