| Description |
xvi, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Traces the history of the Acclimatisation Society founded in London in 1860, and its sister societies in Scotland, France, Germany, Russia, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. The book provides an insight into the development of the professional study of natural history in Victorian Britain."--Publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index |
| Subject |
Acclimatization -- Societies, etc. -- History.
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Acclimatization -- Australasia -- Societies, etc. -- History.
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| ISBN |
1870948599 |
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9781870948593 |
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