A Trip to the Dominions
eBook - ePub

A Trip to the Dominions

The Scientific Event that Changed Australia

  1. 158 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Trip to the Dominions

The Scientific Event that Changed Australia

About this book

Explore the scientific expedition that transformed Australia.

In 1914, the Australian Federal Government sponsored the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) to travel to Australia for its annual conference. This book delves into this pivotal event, where over 150 scientists explored Australian natural sciences, geology, botany, and anthropology. The congress uniquely showcased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, leading to recommendations for a chair in anthropology at an Australian university and the establishment of the CSIRO.

Discover how this Trip to the Dominions left a lasting legacy, shaping Australian science and society. Perfect for readers interested in Australian history, the history of science, and the intersection of science and Indigenous cultures.

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Information

Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Year
2021
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781922464026
Subtopic
Australian & Oceanian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. About this book
  5. Contents
  6. Chapter 1: A ‘young and vigorous outpost of Empire’: The 1914 British Association for the Advancement of Science Congress in Australia
  7. Chapter 2: ‘All memory had perished’: Salvage ethnography’s archaeological blind spot illustrated by Alfred and Kathleen Haddon’s visit to Torres Strait in 1914
  8. Chapter 3: A diary in the loose sense of the term: Henry Balfour and the 1914 Australian meeting
  9. Chapter 4: Taming the Territory: Walter Baldwin Spencer and Elsie Masson
  10. Chapter 5: The Notes and Queries, gestures toward a settler history
  11. About the authors
  12. Index

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