Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment

Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 0521542111
ISBN-13 : 9780521542111
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Book Synopsis Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment by : John Gascoigne

Download or read book Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment written by John Gascoigne and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-12-18 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of scientific thinker Joseph Banks, placing his work in the context of eighteenth-century Britain.

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