Scientists in Nineteenth Century Australia. A Documentary History
1976, 280p. soft cover, 23 x 15cm.
Contents: Patrons and Potentates; (1) Sir Joseph Banks (2) The Influence of Sir Thomas Brisbane: The Botanical Tradition I; The Bizarre World of Natural History; Scientific Visitors; The Scientific Community; The Conquest of the Rocks; The Progress of Geophysics; The Botanical Tradition 11; Evolution; Bones of Contention; The Rise of the Universities; Applied Science and Technology: two Successful Pioneers – (1) William Farrer (2) Lawrence Hargrave, precursor of Powered Flight.
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