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The Wonderful Mr Willughby

- The First True Ornithologist
Af: Tim Birkhead Engelsk Paperback

The Wonderful Mr Willughby

- The First True Ornithologist
Af: Tim Birkhead Engelsk Paperback
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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.

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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.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9781408878521
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1408878526
Udg. Dato: 22 aug 2019
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 22 aug 2019
Forfatter(e): Tim Birkhead
Forfatter(e) Tim Birkhead


Kategori Biografier: videnskab, teknologi og medicin


ISBN-13 9781408878521


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 368


Udgave


Længde 24mm


Bredde 129mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 22 aug 2019


Oplagsdato 22 aug 2019


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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