The multifarious Mr. Banks : from Botany Bay to Kew, the natural historian who shaped the world

The multifarious Mr. Banks : from Botany Bay to Kew, the natural historian who shaped the world /

A fascinating life of Sir Joseph Banks which restores him to his proper place in history as a leading scientific figure of the English Enlightenment.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Musgrave, Toby (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020
Subjects:	Banks, Joseph, > 1743-1820. Naturalists > Great Britain > Biography. Botanists > Great Britain > Biography. Biography Biographies.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Description
Summary:	A fascinating life of Sir Joseph Banks which restores him to his proper place in history as a leading scientific figure of the English Enlightenment.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (411 pages) : illustrations
Awards:	Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2022
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0300252137 9780300252132
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 29, 2020).