Alexander Wilson : the Scot who founded American ornithology / Edward H. Burtt, Jr., William E. Davis, Jr.

  • Burtt, Edward H., Jr., 1948-
Date:
2013
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Publication/Creation

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.

Physical description

x, 444 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm

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Contents

Themes in Wilson's life and writings -- A varied life -- Illustrating American ornithology -- Pioneer ornithologist -- Wilson's legacy -- Appendix A. On the shoulders of giants : Wilson's predecessors -- Appendix B. Wilson's contemporaries and correspondents.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-432) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BZP (Wilson)
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ISBN

  • 9780674072558
  • 0674072553