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Sir William Jardine was a key figure in the history of Victorian-era science. He owned the finest private natural history museum and library in Britain and made natural history widely available by issuing the The Naturalists' Library , forty small, affordable volumes on birds, mammals, fish, and insects. Yet, until now, no comprehensive biography of him existed.This book explores the history of this singular man, his impact on the study of natural history, and its popularization through his publishing efforts.
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Christine E. Jackson is a full time writer and former librarian.
Peter Davis is Professor of Museology at Newcastle University, UKand Guest Professor of Museology at Museion, Goteborg University, Sweden. His research interests include the history of museums, the history of natural history and environmentalism, and ecomuseums. He is the author of several books, including Museums and the Natural Environment (1996) and (with Christine Jackson) Sir William Jardine: a life in natural history (2001), also published by Continuum.
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- PublisherLeicester University Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0718501640
- ISBN 13 9780718501648
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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