Footsteps in the Forest: Alfred Wallace in the Amazon - Tapa dura

Knapp, Sandra

 
9780565091439: Footsteps in the Forest: Alfred Wallace in the Amazon
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ISBN 10: 0565091433 ISBN 13: 9780565091439
Editorial: The Natural History Museum, 1999

Sinopsis

The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace set out for the Amazon in 1848 to collect natural history specimens. During his time there, he spent almost two years travelling up the Rio Negro, a region few Europeans had explored. A fire on the return journey to England destroyed all of his collections but among the possessions rescued was a collection of sketches of fish, later presented to The Natural History Museum. This book is an account of Wallace's expedition describing the naturalist in the making, the tragic loss of his collections and how this affected his future. Throughout the book the role of chance in the making of naturalists and the course of science in general is explored. The work is illustrated with the fish sketches, palm drawings and scenes of life in the Amazon.

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The British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace set out for the Amazon in 1848 to collect natural history specimens. During his time there, he spent almost two years travelling up the Rio Negro, a region few Europeans had explored. A fire on the return journey to England destroyed all of his collections but among the possessions rescued was a collection of sketches of fish, later presented to The Natural History Museum. This book is an account of Wallace's expedition describing the naturalist in the making, the tragic loss of his collections and how this affected his future. Throughout the book the role of chance in the making of naturalists and the course of science in general is explored. The work is illustrated with the fish sketches, palm drawings and scenes of life in the Amazon.

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Editorial
The Natural History Museum
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0565091433
ISBN 13 
9780565091439
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
96
Contacto del fabricante
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