The wonderful Mr Willughby : the first true ornithologist
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- ISBN: 9781408878484
- ISBN: 1408878488
- ISBN: 9781408878491
- ISBN: 1408878496
- ISBN: 9781408878507
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xii, 353 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm - Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-331) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Bitten by the snake of learning -- John Ray and the cunning craftsmanship of nature -- A momentous decision -- Continental journey: the Low Countries -- Images of Central Europe -- Italian sophistication and Spanish desolation -- Back at Middleton -- Curious about birds, illness and death -- Into the light: publication -- A sustained finale: Willughby's buzzard takes flight -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 1: A timeline of Francis Willughby's life -- Appendix 2: Brief biographies of the principal players in Willughby's life -- Appendix 3: The story of Willughby's charr -- Appendix 4: Identification of birds listed on page 61 and named in the Ornithology. |
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Flint River Regional Library System: Peachtree City Library |
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