Sir Joseph Banks
Subtitle: a global perpective
By: editors, R.E.R. Banks ... [et al.] ; production editor S. Dickerson.
Contributors: Banks, R. E. R.; Royal Society (Great Britain)
Publisher: Published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on behalf of the co-sponsors
Published: 1994
Place of publication: [Richmond, England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 -- Congresses; Botany -- History -- 19th Century -- Congresses; Botany -- Societies, etc. -- 19th century -- Congresses; Botany -- Congresses; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The conference at which these papers were originally presented was co-sponsored by the Royal Society, The Natural History Museum, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Linnean Society of London, the Society for the History of Natural History, and the Banks Archive Project"--T.p. verso.
Held  at the Royal Society, Apr. 22-23, 1993.
Table of contents: title: Sir Joseph Banks and the Royal Society / H. B. Carter; title: Anglo-Continental scientific relation c. 1780-1820, with special reference to the correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks / M. Crosland; title: The Swedish connection / B. Jonsell; title: Sir Joseph Banks and the exploration of Iceland / A. Agnarsdottir; title: Patronage and problems : Banks and the earth sciences / H. S. Torrens; title: The application of enlightened philosophy : Banks and the physical sciences / D. M. Knight; title: Sir Joseph Banks and the world of art in Great Britain / R. Joppien; title: The transformation of the Royal Gardens at Kew / R. G. C. Desmond; title: The promotion of horticulture / B. Elliott; title: The planting of New South Wales : Sir Joseph Banks and the creation of an Antipodean Europe / A. Frost; title: Banks and New World science / W. Stanton; title: Sir Joseph Banks; title: an Asian policy? / G. Métailié; title: Banks and African exploration / D. Middleton; title: "The common center of we discoverers" : Sir Joseph Banks, exploration and Empire in the late 18th century / G. Williams; title: Sir Joseph Banks and the Lincolnshire influence / D. N. Robinson; title: Sir Joseph Banks and Boston / E. R. Andrew; title: Sir Joseph Banks and Aimé Bonpland / S. Bell; title: Sir Joseph Banks and the Chelsea Physic Garden / S. Minter; title: Sir Joseph Banks's collection of insects / M. Fitton & S. Shute; title: Overton : the Derbyshire estate of Sir Joseph Banks / S. R. Band.