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A Woman of Influence: Science, Men & History by Ann Moyal
Category: Biography
Written from the late years of an extraordinary life, Ann Moyal's biography is a spirited narrative of her career as an eminent historian of Australian science and technology, her three marriages, travelling the globe, the people she has encountered, and the joys and challenges of ageing. Responding to ...Show more
Alan Moorehead - A Rediscovery by MOYAL Ann
Category: Biography | Series: An\Australian Life Ser.
Koala - A Historical Biography by Ann Moyal
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Australian Natural History Ser.
Examines the koala's long seclusion from discovery (1803), its slow penetration of the European classificatory system, its distinctive history, and its emergence through observation, artistic and scientific depiction. This book covers koala destruction through settlement and hunting in the 19th century ...Show more
Platypus by Ann Moyal
Category: Fiction
When the first specimen of a platypus arrived in England in 1799, it was greeted with astonishment and disbelief. What was this strange creature from the new colony of Australia? This is the story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly 90 years, challenging prevailing theories.
Platypus by Ann Moyal
Category: Animals & Nature
249 pages, colour plates When the first specimen of a platypus arrived in England in 1799 it was greeted with astonishment and disbelief. What was this strange creature from the new colony of Australia? It defied rational explanation, with its webbed feet and duck's beak attached to what seemed to be a ...Show more
Platypus - The extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world by Ann Moyal
Category: Animals and Nature
When the first specimen of a platypus arrived in England in 1799 it was greeted with astonishment and disbelief. This volume tells the story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists and challenged theories of creationism and evolution.
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