Alexander Wilson: Enlightened Naturalist

by William E. Davis and Edward H. Burtt Jr.

Book Overview

When talking about the Enlightenment, ornithology is seldom the first topic of conversation. Still, Enlightenment and ornithology converge in one important respect, that of abundance. In our time, new-wave ornithologists have renewed their faith in eighteenth-century expectations for the discovery of a gigantic number of bird species. It is at this intersection between abundant modern science and ambitious Enlightenment ideology that this remarkable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161148796X
• ISBN13: 9781611487961
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Bucknell University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"