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Wonderful Mr Willughby eBook

The First True Ornithologist

de Tim Birkhead
idioma: inglês
Editor: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, maio de 2018 ‧
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''Birkhead has combined ingenuity and perseverance to produce an evocative portrait of a great pioneer in the scientific study of birds'' Literary Review

Francis Willughby lived and thrived in the midst of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Along with his Cambridge tutor John Ray, Willughby was determined to overhaul the whole of natural history and impose order on its complexity. It was exhilarating, exacting and exhausting work. Yet before Willughby and Ray could complete their monumental encyclopaedia of birds, Ornithology, Willughby died. In the centuries since, Ray''s reputation has grown, obscuring that of his collaborator. Now, for the first time, Willughby''s own story and genius are given the attention they deserve.

Tim Birkhead celebrates how Willughby''s endeavours set a standard for the way birds and natural history should be studied. Rich with glorious detail, The Wonderful Mr Willughby is a fascinating insight into a thrilling period of scientific history and a lively biography of a man who lived at its heart.

Wonderful Mr Willughby

The First True Ornithologist

de Tim Birkhead

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9781408878507
Editor: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
Data de Lançamento: maio de 2018
Idioma: Inglês
Páginas: 368
Tipo de produto: eBook
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Classificação Temática: eBooks em Inglês > História > História em Geral
EAN: 9781408878507
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