Book ID: 102596
Joyce, E. B. and D. McCann (eds.)
Burke & Wills. The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition. 2011. (Corrected Reprint 2012). illus. XXIV, 343 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
The Royal Society of Victoria initiated the Victorian ExploringExpedition as a serious scientific exploration of the hithertounexplored centre of Australia. The tragic end of the expedition meantthat the results of the scientific investigations were not reportedor published. This volume rectifies this historic omission.