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Book Synopsis In the Footsteps of Joseph Dalton Hooker by : Seamus O'Brien
Download or read book In the Footsteps of Joseph Dalton Hooker written by Seamus O'Brien and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1847 Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) embarked on an expedition to Sikkim in the eastern Himalaya, a region where he would discover a huge number of botanical treasures previously unknown to the West. A scientist of breath-taking ability, Hooker would go on to become one of the greatest botanists and explorers of the 19th century and is perhaps the greatest of the lauded Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.In this fascinating travelogue, author Seamus O'Brien retraces Hooker's footsteps in Sikkim, bringingalive the adventure, dangers and discoveries that Hooker and his companions experienced in the mid- 19th century. Seamus describes how his drive for this expedition came from a yearning to see in the wild the plant discoveries made famous by Hooker, who described the region as 'a perfect microcosmof the Himalaya.' Following in Hooker's footsteps, the author describes how these places compare to the descriptions made by Hooker 170 years previously, and how in many ways how little Sikkim has changed little over the course of time.Hooker was a highly skilled geographer and cartographer, and in Sikkim he created the firstcomprehensive map of the kingdom, highlighting mountain passes that would be of enormousstrategic value in the decades to come. Some of these maps are reproduced in the book along withHooker's original sketches of the region and plants, as well as illustrated throughout with stunningphotographs by the author.This is a wonderful celebration of one of the greatest adventures by one of history's greatest scientists,and ideal for anyone with an interest in the flora and history of the region.
Book Synopsis Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by : Joseph Dalton Hooker
Download or read book Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I. by : Joseph Dalton Hooker
Download or read book Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I. written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The standard biography of the botanist, of which this first volume includes many letters written to Charles Darwin.
Download or read book Imperial Nature written by Jim Endersby and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first—and most successful—British men of science to become a full-time professional. He was also, Jim Endersby argues, the perfect embodiment of Victorian science. A vivid picture of the complex interrelationships of scientific work and scientific ideas, Imperial Nature gracefully uses one individual’s career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. By analyzing Hooker’s career, Endersby offers vivid insights into the everyday activities of nineteenth-century naturalists, considering matters as diverse as botanical illustration and microscopy, classification, and specimen transportation and storage, to reveal what they actually did, how they earned a living, and what drove their scientific theories. What emerges is a rare glimpse of Victorian scientific practices in action. By focusing on science’s material practices and one of its foremost practitioners, Endersby ably links concerns about empire, professionalism, and philosophical practices to the forging of a nineteenth-century scientific identity.
Book Synopsis Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by : Leonard Huxley
Download or read book Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker written by Leonard Huxley and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Himalayan Journals by : Joseph Dalton Hooker
Download or read book Himalayan Journals written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition, carefully revised and condensed.
Book Synopsis The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 by : Joseph Dalton Hooker
Download or read book The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Common Flora of South Sikkim by : Pramod Rai
Download or read book Common Flora of South Sikkim written by Pramod Rai and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains the current status of very common plant species in South Sikkim. Here proper identification, distribution, important descriptions like flowering times, habit and habitats, their families and the ethnic values has been well described. The authors has passed the contents through the well known experts from State Forest Department who are genus specialized or some has dedicated their life working on the state flora. Content has been carried through the Botanical Survey of India Gangtok for correct identification of the plant species. For convenience to the readers, beside Botanical names, common names and vernacular names has been provided. To make it more easy, plants’ name has been given in five well spoken languages viz, Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limboo and Rai. Entire content is presented in simple yet appropriate language with clear and colorful images. Application of the plants are given with proper consultancy with the local expert, collection of data from local markets and traditional practitioner. Everything has been well cared before presenting to the readers from author’s side.
Book Synopsis In the Footsteps of Augustine Henry and His Chinese Plant Collectors by : Seamus O'Brien
Download or read book In the Footsteps of Augustine Henry and His Chinese Plant Collectors written by Seamus O'Brien and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the fascinating story of plant hunter Augustine Henry's life and travels
Book Synopsis Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India by : Christopher D. K. Cook
Download or read book Aquatic and Wetland Plants of India written by Christopher D. K. Cook and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of wetlands to life on Earth is now generally accepted. This is a reference book and identification manual for the vascular plants found in permanent or seasonal fresh water in the subcontinent of India south of the Himalayas. About 660 species are described, and all plantsare illustrated by line drawings showing the diagnostic features. The text is written in a style for both experts and those with only a little botanical training. Scientists and conservationists will be able to identify the plants with accuracy and to build on this information to promoteconservation.
Book Synopsis Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker by : Ray Desmond
Download or read book Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker written by Ray Desmond and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 1999 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first detailed account of Hooker's extensive travels.
Book Synopsis Flora of the Indian Desert by : M. M. Bhandari
Download or read book Flora of the Indian Desert written by M. M. Bhandari and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Peak Pursuits by : Caroline Schaumann
Download or read book Peak Pursuits written by Caroline Schaumann and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary cultural history of exploration and mountaineering in the nineteenth century European forays to mountain summits began in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries with the search for plants and minerals and the study of geology and glaciers. Yet scientists were soon captivated by the enterprise of climbing itself, enthralled with the views and the prospect of "conquering" alpine summits. Inspired by Romantic notions of nature, early mountaineers idealized their endeavors as sublime experiences, all the while deliberately measuring what they saw. As increased leisure time and advances in infrastructure and equipment opened up once formidable mountain regions to those seeking adventure and sport, new models of masculinity emerged that were fraught with tensions. This book examines how written and artistic depictions of nineteenth-century exploration and mountaineering in the Andes, the Alps, and the Sierra Nevada shaped cultural understandings of nature and wilderness in the Anthropocene.
Author :Jacob Vlas Publisher :Illustrated Field Guide to the Flowers of Sri Lanka ISBN 13 :9789082313406 Total Pages :320 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (134 download)
Book Synopsis Illustrated Field Guide to the Flowers of Sri Lanka by : Jacob Vlas
Download or read book Illustrated Field Guide to the Flowers of Sri Lanka written by Jacob Vlas and published by Illustrated Field Guide to the Flowers of Sri Lanka. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Flora of Dziiko/Dzukou Valley by : Ashiho Asosii Mao
Download or read book Flora of Dziiko/Dzukou Valley written by Ashiho Asosii Mao and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Portraits of Botanists Exhibited in the Museums of the Royal Botanic Gardens by : Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Download or read book Catalogue of Portraits of Botanists Exhibited in the Museums of the Royal Botanic Gardens written by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Memory of Ice by : Elizabeth Truswell
Download or read book A Memory of Ice written by Elizabeth Truswell and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the southern summer of 1972/73, the Glomar Challenger was the first vessel of the international Deep Sea Drilling Project to venture into the seas surrounding Antarctica, confronting severe weather and ever-present icebergs. A Memory of Ice presents the science and the excitement of that voyage in a manner readable for non-scientists. Woven into the modern story is the history of early explorers, scientists and navigators who had gone before into the Southern Ocean. The departure of the Glomar Challenger from Fremantle took place 100 years after the HMS Challenger weighed anchor from Portsmouth, England, at the start of its four-year voyage, sampling and dredging the world’s oceans. Sailing south, the Glomar Challenger crossed the path of James Cook’s HMS Resolution, then on its circumnavigation of Antarctica in search of the Great South Land. Encounters with Lieutenant Charles Wilkes of the US Exploring Expedition and Douglas Mawson of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition followed. In the Ross Sea, the voyages of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror under James Clark Ross, with the young Joseph Hooker as botanist, were ever present. The story of the Glomar Challenger’s iconic voyage is largely told through the diaries of the author, then a young scientist experiencing science at sea for the first time. It weaves together the physical history of Antarctica with how we have come to our current knowledge of the polar continent. This is an attractive, lavishly illustrated and curiosity-satisfying read for the general public as well as for scholars of science.
