The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 1


Book Description

A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.




The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 6


Book Description

A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.




The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 4


Book Description

A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.




Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820


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Selected archives: The Natural History Museum, London; The British Library, London; The Sutro Library, California; The Mitchell Library, Sydney; The National Library of Australia, Canberra; Yale University Libraries, Connecticut; Lincolnshire County Archives, Lincoln; Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone; Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.




The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 2


Book Description

A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.




The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 5


Book Description

A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.




The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 3


Book Description

A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.




The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 2


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Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook. Volume 2 1768–1820.




The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768-1820, Volume 1


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After James Cook's voyage in HMS Endeavour, Banks developed a network of scientists and explorers. Banks's correspondence is one of the great primary sources for studying the Pacific region during this important period of exploration and colonial expansion.




The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768–1820, Volume 8


Book Description

Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook.