Naturalists at Sea
Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences
| Author: | Glyn Williams | ISBN: | 9780300182200 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | October 22, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Glyn Williams |
| ISBN: | 9780300182200 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | October 22, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
On the great Pacific discovery expeditions of the “long eighteenth century,” naturalists for the first time were commonly found aboard ships sailing forth from European ports. Lured by intoxicating opportunities to discover exotic and perhaps lucrative flora and fauna unknown at home, these men set out eagerly to collect and catalogue, study and document an uncharted natural world.
On the great Pacific discovery expeditions of the “long eighteenth century,” naturalists for the first time were commonly found aboard ships sailing forth from European ports. Lured by intoxicating opportunities to discover exotic and perhaps lucrative flora and fauna unknown at home, these men set out eagerly to collect and catalogue, study and document an uncharted natural world.
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