James Hector Explorer Scientist Leader

Author(s): Simon Nathan

NZ History

2015 is the 150th anniversary of Hector's appointment as the first government scientist in New Zealand. Generously illustrated with historic images of New Zealand natural history. Describes the founding of several important New Zealand organisations. Second hand.

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SIMON NATHAN is a geologist and writer with a fascination for the scientists who gradually came to understand the unique features of the New Zealand environment. Much of his career has been at GNS Science (where he is now an emeritus scientist), and he has also been science editor for Te Ara, the online Encyclopedia of New Zealand. As well as technical publications, he has written biographies of Harold Wellman (the man who discovered the Alpine Fault) and Joseph Divis (mining town photographer).



 

General Fields

  • : 9781877480461
  • : Geoscience Society of New Zealand
  • : September 2015
  • : 23.00 cmmm
  • : February 2021
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Simon Nathan
  • : Paperback
  • : en
  • : 509.2 B
  • : near fine
  • : 264