| Description |
63 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
"Exploration and Endeavour commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. The exhibition brings together unique treasures associated with voyages of scientific discovery to the South Seas in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. See navigational instruments from the Endeavour, Resolution and Adventure, letters from James Cook and Matthew Flinders, and the intriguing transit of Venus model, made in about 1760. Learn about the Society's Fellows, including Cook and Joseph Banks, and discover the key role the Society has played in the exploration of the Pacific and the development of Australia." --Publisher |
| Notes |
"... celebrates the Royal Society's 350th anniversary year"--Back cover |
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"... exhibition is a collaboration between the National Museum of Australia and the Royal Society" |
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This book is the companion to the exhibition of the same name at the National Museum of Australia, 14 September 2010 - 30 January 2011 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
National Museum of Australia -- Exhibitions.
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Royal Society (Great Britain) -- Exhibitions.
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Royal Society (Great Britain) -- History.
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Discoveries in geography -- Exhibitions.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308 -- Exhibitions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275
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Oceania -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116418 -- Exhibitions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275
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Pacific Area http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096445 -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 -- Exhibitions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Author |
Hetherington, Michelle, 1959-
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National Museum of Australia.
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Royal Society (Great Britain)
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| ISBN |
9781876944810 (paperback) |
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