Author: John EllisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breadfruit
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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A Description of the Mangostan and the Bread-fruit
Author: John EllisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breadfruit
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE MANGOSTAN AND THE BREAD-FRUIT
Author: JOHN ELLISA Description of the Mangostan and the Bread - Fruit
Author: John EllisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breadfruit
Languages : en
Pages : 47
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The Letters of Sir Joseph Banks
Author: Joseph BanksPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9781860942044
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Sir Joseph Banks was a great Georgian figure. He circumnavigated the world with Captain James Cook on the H.M.S. Endeavor (1768-1771). He took with him a team of naturalists, illustrators and assistants at a personal cost of pounds 10,000. They made unprecedented collections of flora and fauna in most of the places the H.M.S. Endeavor visited. Banks also led the first British scientific expedition to Iceland, in 1772. Later, he settled in London and assembled an enormous herbarium-cum-library. This was remarkable for its size and for the unique material gathered from the Pacific. Banks was elected President of the Royal Society in 1778, a position he held for 41 years -- the longest anyone has served in that capacity. He was also the Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, which flourished under his control and became greater than any other. He was also an influential privy councilor and advisor to George III and the government. Banks was therefore at the scientific and social centre ofGeorgian life for more than five decades of rapid change. Once established in this position, he developed an enormous, global network of correspondence, using letters to shape events, to further knowledge, and to build an empire. There was almost no aspect too insignificant for his attention: and on matters of importance, his opinion was frequently sought. He has been called the "Fathers of Australia" for his role in establishing and then actively supporting colonies on the continent he visited with Cook. On matters of trade or agriculture, botany or horticulture, exploration or navigation, coinage, drainage and science, his views could hardly be avoided. Yet, he was a warm, authoritativewriter, with a "roiling" prose style. His letters make interesting reading for their variety as well as their insight into both his public and private life. This selection is from the over 5,000 letters which he wrote, and will in
A Description of the Mangostan and the Bread-fruit
Author: John EllisDescription of the Mangostan and the Bread-Fruit
Author: John Ellis, MDPublisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781298865274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Doing Global History
Author: Roland WenzlhuemerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350106038
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The field of Global History has experienced an unprecedented boom in the last two decades and carved itself deeply into the practice of historical research. Despite this, its conceptual foundations have rarely been explored. This introduction to what Global History is brings together theory and practice with 6 key concepts, delivered through 6 accessible case studies. Re-evaluating the central concerns and key approaches in the field, it offers an up-to-date discussion of the foundations of Global History, its guiding questions, and principal methods 'at work'. Doing Global History offers students valuable insights into the ways general concepts can be used and applied when doing historical research. The 6 concepts- connections, actors, structures, space, time and transit- and their accompanying examples will not only help readers to get a solid grasp of what global history means, but will stimulate further engagement in the field. Wenzlhuemer successfully shows that global history is best considered as a perspective, not a theory or paradigm, and guides the reader through ways it can be used in practice to draw new and exciting conclusions. Tailored for classroom and student use, this book will be invaluable to advanced undergraduates and postgraduates of Global History.
A Description of the Mangostan and the Bread-fruit: ... By John Ellis ... To which are Added, Directions to Voyagers, for Bringing Over These and Other Vegetable Productions ...
Author: John EllisA Description of the Mangostan and the Bread-Fruit
Author: John EllisPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483618343
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Excerpt from A Description of the Mangostan and the Bread-Fruit: The First, Esteemed One of the Most Delicious; The Other, the Most Useful of All the Fruits in the East Indies The firfi, efieemed one of the molt delicious; the other, the molt uf'eful of all the Fruits in the east indies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: John Ellis