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

• Pubblicazione: Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub.; Melbourne, : Published in association with the State Library of Victoria, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 994.03
• Soggetto topico: Desert animals - Australia; Desert ecology - Australia; Aboriginal Australians; Natural history - Australia; Natural history - Australia - History; Ethnology - Australia - History; Science - Australia - History; Scientific expeditions - Australia
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Description and travel; Australia Discovery and exploration
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: JoyceE. B <1934-> (Edmund Bernard) McCannDouglas Andrew <1948->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Burke & Wills
• ISBN: 1-283-32122-X; 9786613321220; 0-643-10333-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457909003321
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