The Life Of Sir Joseph Banks

Author : Patrick O'Brian
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997-12-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226616282

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One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's biography of naturalist, explorer and co-founder of Australia, Joseph Banks, is narrative history at its finest. Published to rave reviews, it reveals Banks to be a man of enduring importance, and establishes itself as a classic of exploration. "It is in his description of that arduous three-year voyage [on the ship Endeavor] that Mr. O'Brian is at his most brilliant. . . . He makes us understand what life within this wooden world was like, with its 94 male souls, two dogs, a cat and a goat."—Linda Colley, New York Times "An absorbing, finely written overview, meant for the general reader, of a major figure in the history of natural science."—Frank Stewart, Los Angeles Times "[This book is] the definitive biography of an extraordinary subject."—Robert Taylor, Boston Globe "His skill at narrative and his extensive knowledge of the maritime history . . . give him a definite leg up in telling this . . . story."—Tom Clark, San Francisco Chronicle

Author : Edward Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Biologists
ISBN : UCAL:B4534482

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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.

Author : Joseph Banks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Botanists
ISBN : UIUC:30112052730113

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Sir Joseph Banks and the Royal Society by Joseph Banks Pdf

Author : Joseph Dalton Hooker,Joseph Banks
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0353042803

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Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks ... During Captain Cook's First Voyage in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra Del Fuego, Otahite, New Zeal by Joseph Dalton Hooker,Joseph Banks Pdf

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Author : Edward Smith,John West Wells
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1346821909

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The Life of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, with Some Notices of His Friends and Contemporaries by Edward Smith,John West Wells Pdf

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Author : EDWARD. SMITH
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033563595

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LIFE OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS, PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY by EDWARD. SMITH Pdf

Author : Toby Musgrave
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300223835

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The Multifarious Mr. Banks by Toby Musgrave Pdf

A fascinating life of Sir Joseph Banks which restores him to his proper place in history as a leading scientific figure of the English Enlightenment As official botanist on James Cook's first circumnavigation, the longest-serving president of the Royal Society, advisor to King George III, the "father of Australia," and the man who established Kew as the world's leading botanical garden, Sir Joseph Banks was integral to the English Enlightenment. Yet he has not received the recognition that his multifarious achievements deserve. In this engaging account, Toby Musgrave reveals the true extent of Banks's contributions to science and Britain. From an early age Banks pursued his passion for natural history through study and extensive travel, most famously on the HMS Endeavour. He went on to become a pivotal figure in the advancement of British scientific, economic, and colonial interests. With his enquiring, enterprising mind and extensive network of correspondents, Banks's reputation and influence were global. Drawing widely on Banks's writings, Musgrave sheds light on Banks's profound impact on British science and empire in an age of rapid advancement.

Author : Joseph Banks,Neil Chambers
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1860942040

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The Letters of Sir Joseph Banks by Joseph Banks,Neil Chambers Pdf

Sir Joseph Banks was a great Georgian figure. He circumnavigated the world with Captain James Cook on the H.M.S. Endeavor (1768-1771). He took with him a team of naturalists, illustrators and assistants at a personal cost of pounds 10,000. They made unprecedented collections of flora and fauna in most of the places the H.M.S. Endeavor visited. Banks also led the first British scientific expedition to Iceland, in 1772. Later, he settled in London and assembled an enormous herbarium-cum-library. This was remarkable for its size and for the unique material gathered from the Pacific. Banks was elected President of the Royal Society in 1778, a position he held for 41 years -- the longest anyone has served in that capacity. He was also the Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, which flourished under his control and became greater than any other. He was also an influential privy councilor and advisor to George III and the government. Banks was therefore at the scientific and social centre ofGeorgian life for more than five decades of rapid change. Once established in this position, he developed an enormous, global network of correspondence, using letters to shape events, to further knowledge, and to build an empire. There was almost no aspect too insignificant for his attention: and on matters of importance, his opinion was frequently sought. He has been called the "Fathers of Australia" for his role in establishing and then actively supporting colonies on the continent he visited with Cook. On matters of trade or agriculture, botany or horticulture, exploration or navigation, coinage, drainage and science, his views could hardly be avoided. Yet, he was a warm, authoritativewriter, with a "roiling" prose style. His letters make interesting reading for their variety as well as their insight into both his public and private life. This selection is from the over 5,000 letters which he wrote, and will in

Author : Edward Smith
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1341281442

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The Life of Sir Joseph Banks by Edward Smith Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Edward Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781108031127

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The Life of Sir Joseph Banks by Edward Smith Pdf

This 1911 biography reveals the extraordinary influence of the wealthy botanist Banks on eighteenth-century science, exploration and society.

Author : Edward 1839-1919 Smith
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1371249229

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LIFE OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS PRESI by Edward 1839-1919 Smith Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1330854179

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Sir Joseph Banks and the Royal Society by Anonim Pdf

Excerpt from Sir Joseph Banks and the Royal Society: A Popular Biography, With an Historical Introduction and Sequel The influence which the Royal Society Of London has exerted during the last two hundred years upon science and art, and consequently in a great measure upon the prosperity of this country, must render authentic details respecting its history of much general interest. In the following sketch a few important points are brought into notice, indicative rather of its fortunes and prospects than of its proceedings, for these involve much of the history of nearly every department of science. By connecting the life of Sir Joseph Banks with the Royal Society little more is done than to continue the history of that distinguished body. During the long period of forty-one years he was its president, and devoted much of his time and means to the promotion of its interests and those of science generally. In collecting materials for a notice of the life of this eminent individual a large number of trustworthy authorities have been consulted; and many passages have been selected from the beautiful and eloquent Eloge pronounced on him by the Baron Cuvier, which, it is believed, has not hitherto been translated into our language. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Edward Smith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 033178100X

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The Life of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society by Edward Smith Pdf

Excerpt from The Life of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society: With Some Notices of His Friends and Contemporaries Ith the idea of presenting to modern readers an unfamiliar side of the eighteenth century, in which Science and Public Spirit would be represented. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : John Gascoigne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521542111

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Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment by John Gascoigne Pdf

A biography of scientific thinker Joseph Banks, placing his work in the context of eighteenth-century Britain.

Author : Edward SMITH
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Botanist
ISBN : OCLC:1163795250

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Life of Sir Joseph Banks by Edward SMITH Pdf