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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
| Burke & Wills [[electronic resource] ] : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub. |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 994.03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JoyceE. B <1934-> (Edmund Bernard)
McCannDouglas Andrew <1948-> |
| 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-32122-X
9786613321220 0-643-10333-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457909003321 |
| Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub. | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Burke & Wills : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann
| Burke & Wills : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Vic. : , : CSIRO Pub. |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 pages) |
| Disciplina | 994.03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JoyceE. B <1934-> (Edmund Bernard)
McCannDouglas Andrew <1948-> |
| 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 |
| ISBN |
0-643-10334-1
1-283-32122-X 9786613321220 0-643-10333-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 encounter with the fauna of Australia's unique arid 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 observations; Chapter 8 The space between: Aboriginal people, the Victorian Exploring Expedition 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781559703321 |
| Collingwood, Vic. : , : CSIRO Pub. | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Burke & Wills : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann
| Burke & Wills : the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition / / edited by E.B. Joyce and D.A. McCann |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Vic. : , : CSIRO Pub. |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 pages) |
| Disciplina | 994.03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JoyceE. B <1934-> (Edmund Bernard)
McCannDouglas Andrew <1948-> |
| 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 Literature and stories - Non fiction - Scientific and professional Settlement and contacts - Explorers |
| ISBN |
9786613321220
9780643103344 0643103341 9781283321228 128332122X 9780643103337 0643103333 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 encounter with the fauna of Australia's unique arid 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 observations; Chapter 8 The space between: Aboriginal people, the Victorian Exploring Expedition 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960718603321 |
| Collingwood, Vic. : , : CSIRO Pub. | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shaping science and industry : a history of Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1926-49 / / C.B. Schedvin
| Shaping science and industry : a history of Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1926-49 / / C.B. Schedvin |
| Autore | Schedvin C. B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney ; ; Boston, : Allen & Unwin, 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
| Disciplina | 607.294 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Australia - History
Industries - Australia - History Agriculture - Australia - History |
| ISBN |
1-283-15699-7
9786613156990 0-643-10132-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Tables; Illustrations; Note on Some Procedures; Abbreviations; 1. Towards National Science for Industry; 2. Quest for Autonomy; 3. Science under Pressure; 4. Applied Science for Agriculture; 5. Towards the Physical Sciences; 6. The Challenge of Radar; 7. War and Reconstruction; 8. Reorganization; 9. Transition; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996247945803316 |
Schedvin C. B
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| Sydney ; ; Boston, : Allen & Unwin, 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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