Author: Birkhead, T.
Title: The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist
Description: Bloomsbury Publishing 2018 xii, 355, 24 col plates, b/w photos, text figs. . HB. NEW. . Francis Willughby lived and thrived in the midst of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Along with his Cambridge tutor John Ray, Willughby was determined to overhaul the whole of natural history and impose order on its complexity. It was exhilarating, exacting and exhausting work. Yet before Willughby and Ray could complete their monumental encyclopaedia of birds, Ornithology, Willughby died. In the centuries since, Ray's reputation has grown, obscuring that of his collaborator. Now, for the first time, Willughby's own story and genius are given the attention they deserve.. [9781408878484]
Keywords: History of Natural History; Ornithology
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Title: The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist
Description: Bloomsbury Publishing 2018 xii, 355, 24 col plates, b/w photos, text figs. . HB. NEW. . Francis Willughby lived and thrived in the midst of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Along with his Cambridge tutor John Ray, Willughby was determined to overhaul the whole of natural history and impose order on its complexity. It was exhilarating, exacting and exhausting work. Yet before Willughby and Ray could complete their monumental encyclopaedia of birds, Ornithology, Willughby died. In the centuries since, Ray's reputation has grown, obscuring that of his collaborator. Now, for the first time, Willughby's own story and genius are given the attention they deserve.. [9781408878484]
Keywords: History of Natural History; Ornithology
Price: GBP 20.00 = appr. US$ 28.56 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: N34511
- Book number: N34511
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