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A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.
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Editor Neil Chambers is Research Curator of the Banks Archive Project at the Natural History Museum, London
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'An indispensable resource' Rare Book Review 'This magnificent collection of more than 2,200 letters will restore Banks to his rightful position as one of the most influential men of the Enlightenment.' The Guardian 'Accessible and attractive ... illuminating volumes' Isis 'These six volumes offer entertaining reading as well as a rich resource for future scholarship.' Medical History 'Chambers's collections of Banks's letters not only provide an invaluable scholarly resource, but give a wonderful flavour of the world that produced Banks, and which he then proceeded to shape.' Times Literary Supplement
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1851967664
- ISBN 13 9781851967667
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages3088
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