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Lingua: inglese
Editore: Princeton University Press, 1998
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Traces the extraordinary journeys of discovery of some key Victorian scientific travelers. Inspired by the likes of Darwin and his voyage on the Beagle, a new generation of naturalists and scientists set out to explore the tropical forests and mountain ranges, including Wallace, Spruce, Hooker and Kingsley. This book vividly charts this exciting era of scientific advance.
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- Titolo
- Bright Paradise: Victorian Scientific Travellers
- Autore
- Raby, Peter
- Editore
- Princeton University Press
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 1998
- Condizione
- New
- Rilegatura
- Paperback
- Lingua
- inglese
- ISBN 10
- 0691048436
- ISBN 13
- 9780691048437
- Peso dell'articolo
- 16 once
- Dimensioni
- 100x16x152
Whether looking for the sources of the Nile, the Niger, or the Amazon, penetrating the Australian outback, or searching for the Northwest Passage, the Victorians were intrepid explorers, zealously expanding the limits of science and human knowledge. In Bright Paradise, Peter Raby describes brave voyages and gives us vivid and unforgettable portraits of the larger-than-life personalities of Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace, and Henry Bates, glorious examples of Victorian energy and confidence. He also explores wider issues such as the growth of knowledge and the spread of the empire.
Witty, provocative, and exciting in the breadth of its research, this book charts an important period of scientific advance and transforms it into a compelling narrative.
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