{"product_id":"the-life-of-sir-joseph-banks-president-of-the-royal-society-with-some-notices-of-his-friends-and-contemporaries-paperback-9781108031127","title":"The Life of Sir Joseph Banks; President of the Royal Society, with Some Notices of his Friends and Contemporaries (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108031127","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of Sir Joseph Banks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePresident of the Royal Society, with Some Notices of his Friends and Contemporaries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1911 biography reveals the extraordinary influence of the wealthy botanist Banks on eighteenth-century science, exploration and society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108031127, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e402 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), botanist and patron of science, was a pivotal figure in eighteenth-century intellectual circles. He travelled around the world with Captain Cook as naturalist on the Endeavour (1768–1771), exploring first Tahiti, then Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, and contributed £10,000 of his personal wealth to help finance the expedition. He became President of the Royal Society and scientific adviser to the Royal Gardens at Kew, counting George III as a personal friend. He both helped plan the first penal colony in New South Wales, and bred Merino sheep to be farmed there. He promoted the geological mapping of England, Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia, and the transfer of breadfruit from the Pacific to the West Indies (the objective of the Bounty voyage that ended in mutiny). This 1911 study, based on extensive archival research, was the first detailed biography of this remarkable and influential man.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Early years\u003cbr\u003e 2. Round the world with Captain Cook\u003cbr\u003e 3. Visit to Iceland. Cook's second and third voyages\u003cbr\u003e 4. President of the Royal Society\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Royal Society continued\u003cbr\u003e 6. Kew Gardens. George III\u003cbr\u003e 7. Plant collectors\u003cbr\u003e 8. Bligh's voyages in the 'Bounty' and 'Providence'\u003cbr\u003e 9. Various adventures\u003cbr\u003e 10. Maecenas and his happenings\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Scoffer abroad\u003cbr\u003e 12. European fame\u003cbr\u003e 13. The founding of Australia\u003cbr\u003e 14. Captain Flinders and Robert Brown\u003cbr\u003e 15. Icelandic affairs\u003cbr\u003e 16. The rise of new learned societies\u003cbr\u003e 17. Revival of botanical exploration\u003cbr\u003e 18. Failing health, but unflagging zeal\u003cbr\u003e 19. Some friends of later years\u003cbr\u003e 20. 'A fine old English gentleman'\u003cbr\u003e 21. The end\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":46266025115928,"sku":"9781108031127","price":33.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108031127i.jpg?v=1694873637","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-sir-joseph-banks-president-of-the-royal-society-with-some-notices-of-his-friends-and-contemporaries-paperback-9781108031127","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}