Joseph Banks: A Life
Collins Harvill
)Joseph Banks: A Life (1987), is a biography by
Napoleonic
period. That series occasionally mentions Sir Joseph Banks in his role in the Royal Society, and has a main character and several occasional characters who pursue natural philosophy, observing and collecting specimens to add to scientific knowledge.
Description
The biography covers Banks' life including his voyages to
HM Bark Endeavour, captained by James Cook. Banks voyaged to the Pacific which included visits to Tahiti and other islands in Polynesia, and the discovery of the east coast of Australia and the Great Barrier Reef
. While Banks never again undertook a major voyage, he became one of the foremost men of science in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
References
- ISBN 0-00-217350-6.
- "Joseph Banks: A Life". FantasticFiction. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
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