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Author : Gilbert White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1829
Category : Natural history
ISBN : HARVARD:HN3FKQ
Author : Richard Mabey
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847653857
When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote The Natural History of Selborne (1789), he created one of the greatest and most influential natural history works of all time, his detailed observations about birds and animals providing the cornerstones of modern ecology. In this award-winning biography, Richard Mabey tells the wonderful story of the clergyman - England's first ecologist - whose inspirational naturalist's handbook has become an English classic.
Author : Simon Martin
Publisher : Pallant House Gallery
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 1869827759
The natural world as seen through the eyes of British artists including Eric Ravilious, Clare Leighton, and John Piper Since its publication in 1789, Gilbert White's Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne has inspired generations of artists, writers and naturalists. From Thomas Bewick to Eric Ravilious and Clare Leighton, many artists' depictions of animals, birds and wildlife have illustrated White's celebrated book, together providing a microcosm of natural history illustration from the eighteenth century until today. In Drawn to Nature, Simon Martin has gathered joyful and beautiful images of the extraordinary array of wildlife described by White, providing an insight into the continuing appeal and relevance of the Natural History. This fascinating account takes us from some of the earliest published depictions of birds and animals, to pioneering nature photography, the revival of wood-engraving in the 1920s and 30s, and responses to White's message about the natural world by contemporary illustrators such as Angie Lewin and Emily Sutton. The book also includes an introduction to the life of Gilbert White by Sir David Attenborough, an essay by Virginia Woolf, poems by modern and contemporary poets, and a jacket design by Mark Hearld.
Author : Gilbert White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Naturalists
ISBN : 0712622616
Author : Ted Dadswell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351882101
Gilbert White's name is known universally but, as Ted Dadswell insists in this book, important aspects of his work have frequently been overlooked even by scholarly editors. The Selborne naturalist (1720-1793) has been described as 'a prince of personal observers'; but a shrewd analytical questioning and comparing was also typical of his 'natural knowledge'. Exceptional even in his general aims, White studied the behaviour, the 'manners' and 'conversation', of his animals and plants. He saw, moreover, that an animal or plant and indeed a parish such as his own, was unitary in operation; again and again, a cause had numerous effects and an effect numerous causes. Observation could go forward in circumstances such as these, if one was both sharp-eyed and patient, but how could true investigation be managed? How could a particular cause or effect be isolated or tested? Here what Dadswell calls White's 'comparative habit' was put to good use. Gilbert White was a careful keeper of records, and using these comparatively he 'appealed to controls' while examining his living creatures. Questioning and testing even the 'entirely usual', White was brought back repeatedly to the notion of adaptability. His zoological findings often concerned 'changed or changing' animals (or birds) and their social and inter-personal relationships. Today, we can seem particularly well placed to appreciate his methods and factual claims; our 'ethologists' and ecologists have - seemingly - corroborated much of what he did. And yet just this corroboration renders him the more mysterious. To properly assess White as naturalist, we must be able to approach him not only scientifically but also historically. He hoped for the emergence of teams of behavioural workers but did not try to pre-empt what would be achieved only by such teams, and while he 'saw with his own eyes', as his friend John Mulso says, he was substantially affected by certain of his contemporaries and predecessors. His journals and notebooks show us the naturalist at work. When a perhaps unexpected combination of influences is allowed for, his 'unique' activities can be at least partially explained.
Author : Kevin Gilbert
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781743099902
Kevin Gilbert's powerful expose of past and present race relations in Australia is an alarming story of land theft, attempted racial extermination, oppression, denial of human rights, slavery, ridicule, denigration, inequality and paternalism. First published in 1973, Gilbert's controversial account of Aboriginal affairs paints a disturbing image of the impact of the colonisation of Australia and the ongoing problems faced by the Aboriginal people. the book poses a solution directly addressing what Indigenous people really want: land, compensation, discreet non-dictatorial help and, most of all, to be left alone by white Australia. Gilbert's vivid, personal and widely shared experiences of race relations in Australia formed the basis of his long and enduring struggle for Aboriginal rights up until his death in 1993. Written with the hopes to provoke a galvanisation of his People, Gilbert brings together the voices and memories of various Aborigines. Demonstrating his vision for justice and equality, Gilbert's arguments are still immensely significant and relevant to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians today. 'this book is one of the best political books on land rights ever written... Read [his words] and find an original and Aboriginal thinker who wrote from the heartlands of the Australian spirit' - Mudrooroo
Author : John Mulso
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108038416
The fascinating and revealing letters, published in 1907, of John Mulso to his friend, naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93).
Author : Jane Clarke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780857073983
From the time Gilbert the Great White Shark was a tiny pup, Raymond the Remora stuck to him like glue. But then one day, Gilbert wakes up to find that Raymond has gone . . . This touching tale about love and loss will warm the hearts of adults and children alike. "Tenderly told . . . A cosy and witty picture of shark life." Guardian
Author : Vernon White,Stephen Lamport,Claire Foster-Gilbert
Publisher : Haus Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781912208913
In Truth in Public Life, three public servants—a theologian, an economist, and an ethicist—contend for both the existence and moral imperatives of absolute truth. Each argues that society, built on ethical leadership and communal accountability, cannot be sustained without a widespread commitment to objectivity. This commitment begins at the top: policymakers must resist political expediency, judges must believe victims, journalists must embrace complexity, and the public must hold its leaders accountable to consistent, ethical standards. This short book offers a potent reminder that in a world of fake news, state lies, and echo chambers, the truth matters more than ever. For our public institutions to survive, we must define and protect the truth against all comers
Author : Gilbert F. White
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015001939233
Author : Rashleigh Holt-White
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781108076494
Published in 1901, this illustrated two-volume biography traces the renowned naturalist's life and achievements, incorporating a selection of his correspondence.
Author : Gilbert White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Natural history
ISBN : PSU:000001452754
Author : Thomas W. Gilbert
Publisher : Godine+ORM
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781567926880
The untold story of baseball’s nineteenth-century origins: “a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat” (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal). You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn’t. Perhaps you’ve read that baseball’s color line was first crossed by Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. Baseball’s true founders don’t have plaques in Cooperstown. They were hundreds of uncredited, ordinary people who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives. Unlike today’s pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They worked, built businesses, and fought against the South in the Civil War. In this myth-busting history, Thomas W. Gilbert reveals the true beginnings of baseball. Through newspaper accounts, diaries, and other accounts, he explains how it evolved through the mid-nineteenth century into a modern sport of championships, media coverage, and famous stars—all before the first professional league was formed in 1871. Winner of the Casey Award: Best Baseball Book of the Year
Author : Vernon White,Claire Foster-Gilbert,Jane Sinclair
Publisher : Haus Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781912208715
Good governance is a fundamental value in the United Kingdom, and its citizens are entitled to expect that public officials, both elected and non-elected, behave according to the highest standards of ethical behavior. Of course, these aspirations alone are not enough to root out corruption in government. In order for integrity in public life to be maintained, the core principles underlying these expectations must be constantly examined and strengthened. This new volume, published in collaboration with the Westminster Abbey Institute, explores ways in which public service institutions can maintain integrity on both the institutional and the individual level. While keeping the power of the individual in mind, the authors also illustrate the critical role institutions play in upholding values when the moral compass of individuals in power fails. Integrity in Public Life provides an essential guide to integrity, seeking to answer the fundamentals of what integrity means in public life and why it holds such a critical role in the constitution of Britain.
Author : Gilbert White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Natural history
ISBN : UOM:39076006411578
