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Applied science: How Joseph Banks’ science fuelled empire

This post is written by and posted on behalf of Eleanor Smith, who undertook an internship in the Foyle Special Collections Library, as part of her MA History course at King’s College London. The internship ran from January to April 2025. The focus of Eleanor’s research was the life of naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a natural …

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Posted byWilliam Wood5 June 2025Posted inEmpire & commonwealth, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Historical Library Collection, Foyle Special Collections Library, History of scienceTags: Aotearoa (New Zealand), Applied Science, Captain James Cook, Colonisation, Cultural Heritage, Description and Travel, First Nations peoples, Foyle Special Collections Library, History of Australia, Human Rights, Indigenous Culture, Joseph Banks, Tahiti, Transit of Venus, Voyage of DiscoveryLeave a comment on Applied science: How Joseph Banks’ science fuelled empire

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