Joseph Banks

"Captain Cook" is thus both thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated "the usurping cuckoo" is a typical piece of invective, directed at the naturalist Joseph Banks.

Man On a Quest Michael J. Ybarra 2011

Botanist Joseph Banks maintained the society's autocratic governance and indulgently lax membership requirements during his four-decade presidency, which ended only with his death in 1820.

An Engine of Perpetual Revolution By Alan Hirshfeld 2011

"Captain Cook" is thus both thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated "the usurping cuckoo" is a typical piece of invective, directed at the naturalist Joseph Banks.

Man On a Quest Michael J. Ybarra 2011

"The Club," as it was simply known, was founded in 1764 by the moralist and polymath Samuel Johnson, and included the likes of political philosopher Edmund Burke, painter Joshua Reynolds, naturalist Joseph Banks, historian Edward Gibbon and economist Adam Smith.

Samuel Johnson and the Virtue of Capitalism 2009

News at Eleven: Joseph Banks helped bring science to the masses by establishing the Bakerian Lecture, a prize lecture that still exists.

News at Eleven: [Joseph] Banks helped bring science Rus Bowden 2009

A number of ventures penetrated far into the mountains, including that of George Caley, botanist and plant collector for Joseph Banks who reached the base of Mount Banks in 1804.

Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia 2009

News at Eleven: Joseph Banks helped bring science to the masses by establishing the Bakerian Lecture, a prize lecture that still exists.

Archive 2009-10-01 Rus Bowden 2009

At the intellectual core of "The Age of Wonder" are three epoch-defining characters: the German-born astronomer William Herschel; the chemist and inventor Humphry Davy, discoverer of sodium, chlorine and other elements; and the intellectual impresario Joseph Banks.

Nature Was The Teacher By Roger Kimball 2009

The book is a "relay race of scientific stories" featuring the lives, ideas, and discoveries of the astronomer William Herschel and his sister Caroline; the chemist Humphry Davy; and the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks.

Archive 2009-12-01 2009

The book is a "relay race of scientific stories" featuring the lives, ideas, and discoveries of the astronomer William Herschel and his sister Caroline; the chemist Humphry Davy; and the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks.

Epublishers Weekly: Our 24 Favorite Books of 2009 2009