{"product_id":"continent-of-curiosities-a-journey-through-australian-natural-history-hardback-9780521866200","title":"Continent of Curiosities; A Journey through Australian Natural History (Hardback) 9780521866200","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContinent of Curiosities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Journey through Australian Natural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book follows the thread of individual natural history stories through the scientists of Museum Victoria.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDanielle Clode (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521866200, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 September 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 150 b\/w illus.  32 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.7 x 20 x 1.9 cm, 0.692 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … beautifully produced …' Mammalian Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCollecting curiosities was a gentlemanly occupation for wealthy and educated 18th-century Europeans. Few creatures aroused more curiosity than those from Australia. But collections demand organisation, and classification itself reveals patterns to life that cannot be ignored. From a leisurely occupation, the science of biology was born. Cabinets de curiosites became national museums, with specimens from Australia playing an integral role in all kinds of biological debates. Australian museums now foster their own research and continue to provide major and sometimes unexpected perspectives to international scientific developments. Continent of Curiosities follows the thread of individual natural history stories through the scientists of one of Australia's oldest museums, Museum Victoria. Together, these stories weave a history of the development of biological science from an Australian perspective, with insights into the people and places that influence the way we see and understand the natural world around us.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Visions from the Old World - The Last Five Hundred Years: 1. Curious collections\u003cbr\u003e 2. A beast named Su\u003cbr\u003e 3. Local knowledge\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Into the Forests - The Last  250,000 Years: 4. Water, water everywhere\u003cbr\u003e 5. Forests of fire\u003cbr\u003e 6. The mystery of the reappearing possums\u003cbr\u003e Part III. From Fossils and Bones - The Last  250 Million Years: 7. The case of the missing mollusc\u003cbr\u003e 8. Brainbox\u003cbr\u003e 9. The ape case\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Visions of the New Worlds - The Last  Four and a Half Billion Years: 10. Lines in the sea\u003cbr\u003e 11. Shifting continents\u003cbr\u003e 12. Is there life on Mars?\u003cbr\u003e References and further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Natural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Natural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Natural%20history%20%5BWN%5D%22\"\u003eWN\u003c\/a\u003e], Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265290621208,"sku":"9780521866200","price":59.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521866200i.jpg?v=1692021417","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/continent-of-curiosities-a-journey-through-australian-natural-history-hardback-9780521866200","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}