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Australasian Bibliography....


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The Great Melbourne Telescope


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Erected at Melbourne Observatory in 1869, the telescope was the second largest in the world, designed to explore the nature of the nebulae in the southern skies. Richard Gillespie, head of the History and Technology department at the Melbourne museum has written an entertaining account of the telescope’s extraordinary history and tells the story through an amazing cast of characters whose lives intersected with the telescope.




Symbols of Leadership in Traditional and Modern Societies


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Symbols of Leadership in Traditional and Modern Societies By: Thomas E. Pickenpaugh Discover the role that psychology plays in the how rulers across the world have traditionally dressed, as well as the logic behind them. From the use of the teeth of dominant predators in cultural dress to the modern-day businessman’s necktie, Symbols of Leadership in Traditional and Modern Societies examines trends in fashion that have historically been symbolic of rank, power, and authority.




Victorian Engagements with the Bible and Antiquity


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A brilliant exposition of how the Bible and classical antiquity are central to the formation of Victorian self-understanding.