Books
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The age of wonder | Holmes, Richard | "The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes' first major work of biography for a decade. It has been inspired by the scientific ferment that swept through Britain at the end of the 18th century, and which … | OL15576450W |
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Sir Joseph Banks | Charles Lyte | First botanist to make comprehensive collection of flora and fauna in Newfoundland and Labrador. Also sailed round the world with Captain Cook and travelled extensively in Iceland and Great Britain. | OL1739479W |
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Joseph Banks' Florilegium | Mel Gooding,D. J. Mabberley | Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego… | OL19723694W |