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.
Naturalists Library
Author: William Jardine
Publisher:
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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The Natural History of Parrots
Author: Prideaux John Selby
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Category : Parrots
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Category : Parrots
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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286 Full-Color Animal Illustrations
Author: Sir William Jardine
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155730
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A spectacular range of wildlife appears in this fine collection of painstakingly accurate 19th-century drawings. Both artists and animal lovers will treasure these splendid illustrations of mammals, birds, fish, and insects.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155730
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A spectacular range of wildlife appears in this fine collection of painstakingly accurate 19th-century drawings. Both artists and animal lovers will treasure these splendid illustrations of mammals, birds, fish, and insects.
The Natural History of Humming-birds. ...
Author: William Jardine
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Category : Hummingbirds
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Category : Hummingbirds
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Illustrations of Ornithology
Author: William Jardine
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Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Languages : en
Pages : 384
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The Naturalist's Library: Jardine, Sir W. The natural history of the ruminating animals. 2 v. 1835-36
Author: William Jardine
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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The Naturalist's Library
Author: William Jardine
Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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The Naturalist's Library, Edited by Sir William Jardine,...
Author: William Jardine
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
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American Ornithology
Author: Alexander Wilson
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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