This is a biography of Sir Joseph Banks, botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia's founding fathers. He was among the most influential figures of the 18th and 19th 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 one of the greatest botanical centres in the world.
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ISBN | 9781860464065 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Modern / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, Botany & plant sciences, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Biography: historical, political and military, Botany and plant sciences, c 1500 onwards to present day, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Random House UK |
Jahr | 1997 |
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