A Government Document containing the report by Professor D’Arcy Thompson on his Mission to Behring Sea in 1896

Verlag: UK, 1897

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1st Edition Dated 1897. A Government Document containing the report by Professor D?Arcy Thompson on his Mission to Behring Sea in 1896. In 1896 and 1897, he went on expeditions to the Bering Straits, representing the British Government in an international inquiry into the fur seal industry to assess the fur seal's declining numbers. "Thompson's diplomacy avoided an international incident" between Russia and the United States which both had hunting interests in this area. His final report for the government drew attention also to the near extinction of the sea otter and whale populations. He became one of the first to press for conservation agreements, and his recommendations contributed to the issuing of species protection orders. He subsequently was appointed Scientific Adviser to the Fisheries Board of Scotland and later, representative to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.[- Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson 1860-1948 was a Scottish biologist, mathematician and classics scholar. He was a pioneer of mathematical biology, travelled on expeditions to the Bering Strait and held the position of Professor of Natural History at University College, Dundee for 32 years, then at St Andrews for 31 years. 42 pages complete in its own right. Pages are age toned. Taken from a bound up book. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15516. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 025491

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Titel: A Government Document containing the report ...

Verlag: UK

Erscheinungsdatum: 1897

Einband: Paper

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition