ISBN: 9780691048437

Whether looking for the sources of the Nile, the Niger, or the Amazon, penetrating the Australian outback, or searching for the Northwest Passage, the Victorians were intrepid explorers, … Mehr…

Whether looking for the sources of the Nile, the Niger, or the Amazon, penetrating the Australian outback, or searching for the Northwest Passage, the Victorians were intrepid explorers, zealously expanding the limits of science and human knowledge. In "Bright Paradise," Peter Raby describes brave voyages and gives us vivid and unforgettable portraits of the larger-than-life personalities of Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace, and Henry Bates, glorious examples of Victorian energy and confidence. He also explores wider issues such as the growth of knowledge and the spread of the empire.Witty, provocative, and exciting in the breadth of its research, this book charts an important period of scientific advance and transforms it into a compelling narrative. Media > Book, [PU: Princeton University Press]<

1997, ISBN: 0691048436

[EAN: 9780691048437], [PU: Princeton University Press], 1996. Natural History, History of Science, Exploration. Princeton University Press. Very good paperback though tgext seems to be al… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780691048437], [PU: Princeton University Press], 1996. Natural History, History of Science, Exploration. Princeton University Press. Very good paperback though tgext seems to be already tanning 276p., Books<