A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects
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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects

About this book

This book looks at 100 items that have profoundly shaped how people watched, studied and engaged with the avian world. Each item contains around 500 words on a double-page spread and include an illustration of the object in question. The book includes the objects listed below as well as many more.The range of items is international and cross-cultural. Subjects include: *An Egyptian 'field guide' (early tomb decorations of birds, identifiable as species)
*Ornithologiae libri tres: the first British bird guide (a 1676 publication that attempted to itemise all British birds known at the time)
*The Dodo specimen held at the Horniman museum
*Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus (the first-ever system of scientific names in 1758, and still the international standard today)
*The shotgun
*The book, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne by Gilbert White (1789)
*HMS Beagle (the ship on which Darwin made his ground-breaking discoveries)
*Aluminium bird rings (used to record movement and longevity of individuals and species) Along with many more modern innovations including walkie talkies, pagers, radio tags and apps.

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Information

Publisher
Helm
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781408186183
eBook ISBN
9781408186657
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Zoology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Editor’s foreword
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Arnhemland rock
  8. 2 The geese of Meidum
  9. 3 Papyrus bird painting
  10. 4 Lysippe’s bust of Aristotle
  11. 5 Gutenberg printing press
  12. 6 Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch
  13. 7 Bird-nesting pot
  14. 8 First scientific paper
  15. 9 Ornithologiae Libri Tres by John Ray and Francis Willughby
  16. 10 Stuffed Dodo at the Horniman Museum, London
  17. 11 Systema Naturae (10th edition) by Carolus Linnaeus
  18. 12 Gilbert White’s The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
  19. 13 18th-century wood carving knife
  20. 14 Hummingbird cabinet of curiosities, Natural History Museum, London
  21. 15 Montagu’s Ornithological Dictionary
  22. 16 Observations on the Brumal Retreat of the Swallow by Thomas Forster
  23. 17 Camera obscura image
  24. 18 Pig bristle paintbrushes
  25. 19 Raven cage
  26. 20 HMS Beagle
  27. 21 Wildlife garden
  28. 22 Gould’s paintings of Darwin’s finches and mockingbirds
  29. 23 Policeman’s notebook
  30. 24 Bird table
  31. 25 First issue of The Ibis
  32. 26 Archaeopteryx specimen
  33. 27 Wallace’s map of the Earth’s biogeographical regions
  34. 28 Microphone
  35. 29 Meinertzhagen’s Forest Owlet specimen
  36. 30 Photographic film
  37. 31 Egret plume hat
  38. 32 Winchester shotgun
  39. 33 Parabolic reflector
  40. 34 Wax cylinder
  41. 35 RSPB membership card
  42. 36 Mortensen bird ring
  43. 37 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
  44. 38 Telephoto lens
  45. 39 Porro-prism binocular
  46. 40 Egg collection
  47. 41 Answering machine
  48. 42 Box Brownie budget camera
  49. 43 British Birds
  50. 44 Map of breeding migrants
  51. 45 Aeroplane ticket
  52. 46 Public telephone box
  53. 47 Milk bottle top
  54. 48 Swiftlet’s nest
  55. 49 Road sign
  56. 50 Television set
  57. 51 Ernest Holt newspaper cutting
  58. 52 Peterson field guide
  59. 53 Leica SLR camera
  60. 54 Kodachrome 35mm film
  61. 55 Motorola walkie-talkie
  62. 56 Witherby’s Handbook of British Birds
  63. 57 Great Northern? by Arthur Ransome
  64. 58 Questar telescope
  65. 59 Mass spectrometer
  66. 60 Sonogram
  67. 61 Swoop wild bird food
  68. 62 Tiger Tops
  69. 63 Dictaphone Travel-Master
  70. 64 Super 8
  71. 65 YOC badge
  72. 66 Where to Watch Birds by John Gooders
  73. 67 Gore-Tex
  74. 68 Nancy’s Café
  75. 69 Hand-held mobile phone
  76. 70 Petzl head lamp
  77. 71 Radio tag
  78. 72 Seventy Years of Birdwatching by H G Alexander
  79. 73 Asolo Scout shoe
  80. 74 The Atlas of reeding Birds in Britain and Ireland
  81. 75 Big Jake Calls the Waders
  82. 76 Compact disc
  83. 77 IBM PC
  84. 78 Sony Handycam
  85. 79 Kodak Electro-Optic Camera
  86. 80 Perkin Elmer Cetus DNA Thermal Cycler
  87. 81 British Birdfair poster
  88. 82 Microsoft Powerpoint
  89. 83 First website
  90. 84 Rare Bird Alert pager
  91. 85 Birdwatch magazine
  92. 86 Gitzo Mountaineer carbon fibre tripod
  93. 87 MP3 file
  94. 88 Open Diary blog
  95. 89 eBird
  96. 90 Nikon Coolpix 4500
  97. 91 The Migration Atlas
  98. 92 BWPi
  99. 93 Kowa Prominar ED TD-1 Spotting Scope and Digital Camera
  100. 94 Scopac tripod backpack
  101. 95 Rainham RSPB visitor centre
  102. 96 iPhone
  103. 97 Biotope hide
  104. 98 Swarovski ATX modular telescope
  105. 99 Goldfinches o n a w all of pound shop plastic by Richard Crawford
  106. 100 Crystal ball
  107. Index
  108. Photo credits
  109. Bibliography
  110. Biographies
  111. Birdwatch