Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS
English
Joseph Banks was a notable English naturalist and botanist. - AsNotedIn
Joseph Banks was a notable English naturalist and botanist. - AsNotedIn
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1769/06/03 | Along with Daniel Solander, Charles Green and Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks, studies the transit of Venus from the island of Tahiti. | Work | Tahiti | French Polynesia | Transits of Venus | ||
1787/06/00 | Joseph Banks supervises the refitting of the BOUNTY at the Deptford Dockyard, converting the captain's quarters into a greenhouse with glazed windows, a lead-covered deck and a system to collect the runoff water. | Designer | Former Office Building Of Royal Dockyard, Deptford | Deptford | Mutiny on the HMS Bounty |
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