A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects
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- Synopsis
- This book looks at 100 items that have profoundly shaped how people watched, studied and engaged with the avian world. Each item contains around 500 words on a double-page spread and include an illustration of the object in question. The book includes the objects listed below as well as many more.The range of items is international and cross-cultural. Subjects include:An Egyptian 'field guide' [early tomb decorations of birds, identifiable as species]Ornithologiae libri tres: the first British bird guide [a 1676 publication that attempted to itemise all British birds known at the time]The Dodo specimen held at the Horniman museumSystema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus [the first-ever system of scientific names in 1758, and still the international standard today]The shotgunThe book, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne by Gilbert White [1789]HMS Beagle [the ship on which Darwin made his ground-breaking discoveries]Aluminium bird rings [used to record movement and longevity of individuals and species]along with many more modern innovations including walkie talkies, pagers, radio tags and apps.
- Copyright:
- 2014
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781408186657
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781408186183, 9781408186183, 9781408186183, 9781408186183
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 10/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Animals, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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