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A Dictionary of Botanical Terms by John Stevens Henslow
Category: Games & Puzzles | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture Ser.
John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861) was a botanist and geologist. As teacher, mentor and friend to Charles Darwin, it was his introduction that secured for Darwin the post of naturalist on the voyage of the Beagle. While Professor of Botany, Henslow established the Cambridge University Botanic Garden as a ...Show more
A History of the Colony of Victoria - A. D. 1797-1854 by Henry Gyles Turner
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania Ser.
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and after the discovery of gold in 1851 became the financial centre of Australia. This authoritative two-volume history o ...Show more
A History of the Colony of Victoria - A. D. 1854-1900 by Henry Gyles Turner
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania Ser.
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and after the discovery of gold in 1851 became the financial centre of Australia. This authoritative two-volume history o ...Show more
A Thousand Miles Up The Nile by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
Category: Reference | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology Ser.
Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) was an English novelist, journalist and travel writer. In the winter of 1873-1874 she and her companion visited Egypt, travelling up the Nile from Cairo to Abu Simbel and back. Edwards became fascinated with ancient Egypt as a result of this visit, founding the Egypt Explorati ...Show more
Aborigines of Victoria - With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from Various Sources for the Government of Victoria by Robert Brough Smyth
Category: Australiana | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics Ser.
Robert Brough Smyth (1830-1889) was a successful Melbourne-based mining engineer and civil servant whose international contacts included the geologist Adam Sedgwick. He also spent 16 years as Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. In this study of the society and customs of indigen ...Show more
Aborigines of Victoria - With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from Various Sources for the Government of Victoria by Robert Brough Smyth
Category: Australiana | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics Ser.
Robert Brough Smyth (1830-1889) was a successful Melbourne-based mining engineer and civil servant whose international contacts included the geologist Adam Sedgwick. He also spent 16 years as Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. In this study of the society and customs of indigen ...Show more
Among Cannibals - An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp Life with the Aborigines of Queensland by Carl Lumholtz
Category: Australiana | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics Ser.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, li ...Show more
An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine - Comprising a General View of the Various Modes of Employing Elastic Vapour As a Prime Mover in Mechanics by Charles Frederick Partington
Category: No Category | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology Ser.
Though much about his life is uncertain, Charles Frederick Partington is known to have lectured at the London Institution between 1823 and 1830 on a variety of technical topics, and he delivered some of the first lectures specifically designed for young people. He had a particular interest in the steam ...Show more
An Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense by Thomas Reid
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy Ser.
An Inquiry into the Human Mind, On the Principles of Common Sense by Thomas Reid, first published in 1819, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishi ...Show more
Australian Aborigines: The Languages and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia by James Dawson
Category: Australiana | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
James Dawson first published Australian Aborigines in 1881, after deciding that his careful description of the tribes, languages, customs, and characteristics of the indigenous peoples of the western district of Victoria was too bulky for its originally intended publication in a newspaper. Essentially a ...Show more
Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales (HB) by Vivian French
Category: Children's Classics | Series: The\Zephyr Collection, Your Child's Library
An enchanting collection of seven original fairy tales to bewitch and enthral by master storyteller, Vivian French, complemented by gorgeous, full-colour, contemporary artwork by debut children's illustrator, Amy Grimes.Bibi doesn't believe in fairies. But when she meets her fairy godmother, the tiniest ...Show more