McCann, Douglas Andrew,  1948- <br/><br/>
Burke & Wills :  the scientific legacy of the Victorian exploring expedition / 
 Burke and Wills :  the scientific legacy of the Victorian exploring expedition 
edited by E. B. Joyce and D. A. McCann. 
 - xxiv, 343 pages :  color illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Maps on endpapers. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Conflicting priorities: exploration, science, politics and personal ambition -- William John Wills as scientist -- Geology, soils and landscapes of the expedition route -- The botanical legacy of Ferdinand Mueller and Hermann Beckler -- Zoology: an encounter with the fauna of Australia's unique arid environment -- Hydrologic insights of inland Australia -- Meteorology: a remarkable set of early inland observations -- The space between: Aboriginal people, the Victorian exploring expedition and the relief parties -- Conclusion: rewriting history. 
<br/><br/> This book challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills expedition. The Royal Society of Victoria initiated the Victorian Exploring Expedition as a serious scientific exploration of the hitherto unexplored centre of Australia. Members of the expedition were sent 10 pages of detailed instructions on scientific measurements and observations to be carried out, covering about a dozen areas of science. The tragic ending of the expedition meant that the results of the scientific investigations were not reported or published. Burke and Wills: The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition rectifies this historic omission. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780643103320 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012453059 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015864678  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Burke, Robert O'Hara, 1821-1861. <br/>Wills, William John, 1834-1861. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861) --Influence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Desert animals--Australia.<br/>Desert ecology--Australia.<br/>Aboriginal Australians.<br/>Natural history--History.--Australia<br/>Ethnology--History.--Australia<br/>Science--History.--Australia<br/>Scientific expeditions--Australia.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Australia--Discovery and exploration.<br/>Australia--Description and travel.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>994.03