Author: Christine Jackson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780718501648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Sir William Jardine was a key figure in the history of Victorian-era science. He owned the finest private natural history museum and library in Britain and made natural history widely available by issuing the The Naturalists' Library , forty small, affordable volumes on birds, mammals, fish, and insects. Yet, until now, no comprehensive biography of him existed.This book explores the history of this singular man, his impact on the study of natural history, and its popularization through his publishing efforts.
Sir William Jardine
Author: Christine Jackson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780718501648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Sir William Jardine was a key figure in the history of Victorian-era science. He owned the finest private natural history museum and library in Britain and made natural history widely available by issuing the The Naturalists' Library , forty small, affordable volumes on birds, mammals, fish, and insects. Yet, until now, no comprehensive biography of him existed.This book explores the history of this singular man, his impact on the study of natural history, and its popularization through his publishing efforts.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780718501648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Sir William Jardine was a key figure in the history of Victorian-era science. He owned the finest private natural history museum and library in Britain and made natural history widely available by issuing the The Naturalists' Library , forty small, affordable volumes on birds, mammals, fish, and insects. Yet, until now, no comprehensive biography of him existed.This book explores the history of this singular man, his impact on the study of natural history, and its popularization through his publishing efforts.
The Naturalist's Library: Ornithology
Author: William Jardine
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Catalog, 1903
Author: Indiana State Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Bibliotheca Lindesiana ...
Author: James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1572
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1572
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Catalogue of the Mercantile Library of the City of Brooklyn
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Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Catalogue of the Library of the Newark Library Association
Author: Newark (N.J.). Library Association
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Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Catalogue of Books
Author: Perth (W.A.). Public Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Catalogue of the Free Public Library, etc
Author: Free Public Library (NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts)
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Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Catalogue of the Library of the Newark Library Association. (Historical Sketch of the Library [by F. W. Ricord].).
Author: Newark Library Association (NEWARK, New Jersey)
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Catalogue of the Library of the Troy Young Men's Association
Author: Troy Young Men's Association
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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