This text reassesses the life and work of the 18th-century naturalist Gilbert White, author of the Natural History of Selborne . It aims to present a new and more comprehensible picture of White both as observer and as rigorous behavioural investigator. By means of a detailed study of the naturalist's essays, correspondence and record books - the latter covering a period of some 40 years - Ted Dadswell provides a convincing account of the pioneering and innovative White, within the field of 18th-century natural knowledge , and rescues him at the same time from an undeserved reputation as a charming but naive eccentric.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780754607496
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The Selborne Pioneer: Gilbert White As Naturalist and Scientist: a Re-Examination