Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), botanist and patron of science, was a
pivotal figure in eighteenth-century intellectual circles. He
travelled around the world with Captain Cook as naturalist on the
Endeavour (1768-1771), exploring first Tahiti, then Australia, New
Zealand and Indonesia, and contributed GBP10,000 of his personal
wealth to help finance the expedition. He became President of the
Royal Society and scientific adviser to the Royal Gardens at Kew,
counting George III as a personal friend. He both helped plan the
first penal colony in New South Wales, and bred Merino sheep to be
farmed there. He promoted the geological mapping of England,
Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia, and the transfer of
breadfruit from the Pacific to the West Indies (the objective of
the Bounty voyage that ended in mutiny). This 1911 study, based on
extensive archival research, was the first detailed biography of
this remarkable and influential man.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture |
| Release date: |
May 2011 |
| First published: |
May 2011 |
| Authors: |
Edward Smith
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
402 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-03112-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
History of science
|
| LSN: |
1-108-03112-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781108031127 |
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