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



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