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What did we know about birds a thousand years ago, and how has our understanding developed? A History of Ornithology offers a complete history of birdwatching in Britain, a classic for every nature lover's bookshelf.
Today there is a huge interest in birdwatching as a hobby, and over the years amateur birdwatchers have contributed enormously to our understanding of the birds around us. At the same time, ornithology has developed as a science in the field, in the laboratory, and in the universities and birds have played their part in pushing forward the frontiers of biological knowledge.
Peter Bircham looks at the history of British ornithology, spanning a millennium and exploring along the way the first bird book, the earliest British lists, various notable scientists, collectors and artists, the first studies of migration, and the challenges presented by classification. He traces the development of the British Ornithologists' Union and other organisations, and finishes with a review of the current state of ornithology in Britain.
A History of Ornithology is an authoritative and engrossing account, packed full of fascinating stories not only about the birds but also about the many colourful characters who have studied them through the ages. This beautifully illustrated book will hold great appeal both for the student of ornithology and for the enthusiastic amateur naturalist.
Peter Bircham currently works in the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, and is also a part-time tutor in ornithology for Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education. He is the author of The Birds of Cambridgeshire and was advisory editor for the Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Ornithology . He also contributed to the section on avifauna in Wicken Fen the Making of a Wetland Nature Reserve . In addition, he has researched and published several academic papers.
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Description du livre Hard Cover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Illustrated, pp xii, 482, octavo, an excellent copy in dustwrapper. [Today the RSPB has over one million members, reflecting the huge interest in birdwatching as a hobby. Over the years the growth in amateur birdwatchers has contributed enormously to our understanding of bird life, behaviour and populations. But what did we know about birds a thousand years ago and how has our understanding developed? Which species did we recognise, and when did people begin to record their sightings? Peter Bircham looks at the history of British ornithology from 1066 to the mid-1970s, exploring along the way the first bird book, the first British lists, the collectors, the first studies of migration, changes to the classification of species, the birth of the British Ornithologists' Union in 1858, to our current understanding of ornithology in Britain today. Peter has written an extremely authoritative and engrossing account, full of fascinating stories and extracts from poems and journals, which should appeal to the wider birding community as well as the New Naturalist audience.]. N° de réf. du vendeur 006464
Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. First Edition. pp. xii, 482. Colour plates and diagrams throughout.[Collecting the New Naturalists NN104A] , New condition. Size: 8vo. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 036652
Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. First Edition. pp. xii, 482. Colour plates and diagrams throughout.[Collecting the New Naturalists NN104A] , New condition. Size: 8vo. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 036259
Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 2007 1st edition, new in dust jacket. N° de réf. du vendeur NN104F
Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. New hardcover in dust jacket, shrink wrapped. New Naturalists number 104. First Edition. A complete history of birdwatching in Britain, spanning a millennium and exploring along the way the first bird book, the earliest British lists, various notable scientists, collectors and artists, the first studies of migration, and the challenges presented by classification, the development of the British Ornithologists' Union and other organizations, and a review of the current state of ornithology in Britain. N° de réf. du vendeur 12732
Description du livre Etat : New. (Hardcover, 2007). 2007 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 223mm). Ppxii,482,ii. Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt. New unread copy in dust-wrapper, in publisher's original shrink-wrap. Peter Bircham offers a very thorough history of our understanding of birds. "What did we know about birds a thousand years ago, and how has our understanding developed? Which species did we first recognise, when did people begin to record their sightings, and how were the puzzles of bird behaviour and ecology gradually? [This book] offers a complete history of birdwatching in Britain, a classic for every nature lover's bookshelf." Chapters include:- Up to the sixteenth century; The first bird book; The first British list; The Willughby / Ray Ornithology and other seventeenth-century works; The Systema naturae: dawn of a new age; The first ornithological ecologists: White, Jenner and Blackwall; Early studies of migration: Legg, Jenner and others; A dictionary and two histories; The artists and their avifaunas; Alfred Newton and the founding of the British Ornithologists' Union; Theories of classification, the National Collection and the Catalogue of Birds; The twentieth century: winds of change; Recording the avifauna of Britain; Migration: the scientific studies begin; Plumage, cages, eggs and shooting: the history of bird protection; Behavioural and ecological studies; After the war; Post-war ornithological research; The British List and problems with fraud; New slants on old problems. Ornithological art is also covered in some detail, beginning with mediaeval illuminated manuscripts and working up to the great artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A terrifically good book, solidly in the tradition of the New Naturalist series. Number 104 in the New Naturalist series. . N° de réf. du vendeur 22765
Description du livre Etat : New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. N° de réf. du vendeur bk0007199694xvz189zvxnew
Description du livre Etat : New. 482, colour photos. . HB. NEW. . 1st edition. A complete history of birdwatching in Britain. [9780007199693]. N° de réf. du vendeur N13439
Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. UK first impression. Fine in fine jacket. This copy has been SIGNED & DATED October '07. Scarce thus. Harpercollins - Harper Collins 2007. HEAVIER THAN AVERAGE BOOK - PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR POSTAGE COST - THANKS. Signed by Author. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 1303280647
Description du livre Etat : New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.69. N° de réf. du vendeur Q-0007199694