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- through his associations - an Englishman by adoption. He was a distinguished botanist, geologist, and astronomer, and had already shown his capabilities as an explorer, by making a journey overland to Moreton Bay, besides many excursions throughout the districts lying beyond the Darling. He was born in Baskow, near Berlin, and, having made his escape from the three years' compulsory military service, he was con demned as a deserter in contumaciam. His services to science, however, having been represented to the King Of Prussia by Von Humboldt, he was pardoned for the Offence; but his untimely death prevented his availing himself Of his Sovereign's clemency. The command Of the expedition now to be described naturally devolved upon him as being the best man available. The project was formed owing to the following circumstances - Australia's northern coast had been pronounced un inhabitable, settlements on Melville Island and Raifies Bay having.
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- through his associations - an Englishman by adoption. He was a distinguished botanist, geologist, and astronomer, and had already shown his capabilities as an explorer, by making a journey overland to Moreton Bay, besides many excursions throughout the districts lying beyond the Darling. He was born in Baskow, near Berlin, and, having made his escape from the three years' compulsory military service, he was con demned as a deserter in contumaciam. His services to science, however, having been represented to the King Of Prussia by Von Humboldt, he was pardoned for the Offence; but his untimely death prevented his availing himself Of his Sovereign's clemency. The command Of the expedition now to be described naturally devolved upon him as being the best man available. The project was formed owing to the following circumstances - Australia's northern coast had been pronounced un inhabitable, settlements on Melville Island and Raifies Bay having.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1527687538
- ISBN 13 9781527687530
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages410
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