Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Natural History Museum, London, November 2015. Includes bibliographical references (pages 472-478) and indexes.
Contents:
The incompletely known world -- The Bauer brothers: formative years in Feldsberg -- The interval in Vienna -- Joseph Bauer in papal Rome -- Ferdinand Bauer and John Sibthorp explore the Levant -- Ferdinand Bauer in Oxford -- Franz Bauer and Joseph Franz Edler von Jacquin tour Europe -- Franz Bauer in the circle of Sir Joseph Banks in London and Kew -- Ferdinand Bauer, the years between -- Ferdinand Bauer and Robert Brown explore Australia -- Ferdinand Bauer in the circle of Sir Joseph Banks in London -- Joseph and Ferdinand Bauer back in Vienna -- Franz Bauer examines red snow and orchids -- Franz Bauer observes the cell nucleus and pollen diversity -- Franz Bauer in the circle of Sir Everard Home in London and Kew -- Franz Bauer, the Nestor of Kew -- Testaments and the disposal of two estates -- Posthumous publication -- Fortunate circumstances -- Afterlife.
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