1997, ISBN: 1860464068

[EAN: 9781860464065], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.04], [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], PATRICK O'BRIAN JOSEPH BANKS, Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer, President… More...

[EAN: 9781860464065], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.04], [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], PATRICK O'BRIAN JOSEPH BANKS, Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia's founding fathers, was among the most influential figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As a young man he accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery to Australia, in later years he was instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as the greatest botanical centre in the world and he knew just about everybody who mattered in the scientific circles of the time. Patrick O'Brian's masterly biography draws on much hitherto unpublished material. Far from being the colossus of science traditionally imagined, Joseph Banks emerges here as a warm-hearted enthusiast whose legacy survives not only in the record of his botanizing in the South Seas but in the development of the Australian continent and in the tenor and tradition of subsequent scientific inquiry. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine., Books<

1997, ISBN: 1860464068

[EAN: 9781860464065], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], PATRICK O'BRIAN JOSEPH BANKS, Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer, President of the Roya… More...

[EAN: 9781860464065], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], PATRICK O'BRIAN JOSEPH BANKS, Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia's founding fathers, was among the most influential figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As a young man he accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery to Australia, in later years he was instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as the greatest botanical centre in the world and he knew just about everybody who mattered in the scientific circles of the time. Patrick O'Brian's masterly biography draws on much hitherto unpublished material. Far from being the colossus of science traditionally imagined, Joseph Banks emerges here as a warm-hearted enthusiast whose legacy survives not only in the record of his botanizing in the South Seas but in the development of the Australian continent and in the tenor and tradition of subsequent scientific inquiry. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine., Books<

1997, ISBN: 9781860464065

The Harvill Press, 11/28/1997. Paperback. Used; Very Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely sa… More...

The Harvill Press, 11/28/1997. Paperback. Used; Very Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books., The Harvill Press, 11/28/1997, 3<