The Life of Sir Joseph Banks - Smith, Edward, RN - Livros - University Press of the Pacific - 9781410200969 - 25 de julho de 2002
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The Life of Sir Joseph Banks

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Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), as a naturalist, accompanied Captain James Cook on expeditions to Australia and Tahiti, where he cataloged new species of plants and animals. He subsidized botanists and explorers all over the world; his natural history collections were at the service of everybody; he made Kew Gardens the botanical Mecca. As an explorer, he helped chart sea passages along the coast of Canada to the Arctic. It was Banks who inspired the famous adventure of Captain Bligh for transplanting the breadfruit, and ultimately made it successful. He was President of The Royal Society, and a friend of King George III.


400 pages

Mídia Livros     Paperback Book   (Livro de capa flexível e brochura)
Lançado 25 de julho de 2002
ISBN13 9781410200969
Editoras University Press of the Pacific
Páginas 400
Dimensões 142 × 218 × 31 mm   ·   503 g
Idioma Inglês  

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