A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects

A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781408186657
ISBN-13 : 1408186659
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Book Synopsis A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects by : David Callahan

Download or read book A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects written by David Callahan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at 100 items that have profoundly shaped how people watched, studied and engaged with the avian world. Each item contains around 500 words on a double-page spread and include an illustration of the object in question. The book includes the objects listed below as well as many more.The range of items is international and cross-cultural. Subjects include: *An Egyptian 'field guide' (early tomb decorations of birds, identifiable as species) *Ornithologiae libri tres: the first British bird guide (a 1676 publication that attempted to itemise all British birds known at the time) *The Dodo specimen held at the Horniman museum *Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus (the first-ever system of scientific names in 1758, and still the international standard today) *The shotgun *The book, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne by Gilbert White (1789) *HMS Beagle (the ship on which Darwin made his ground-breaking discoveries) *Aluminium bird rings (used to record movement and longevity of individuals and species) Along with many more modern innovations including walkie talkies, pagers, radio tags and apps.


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