The Secrets of Field Notes: Capturing Science, Nature, and Exploration May 10, 2011

In this fascinating new collection, Field Notes on Science and Nature, Harvard University Press provides a rare glimpse into the journals of top scientists such as Charles Darwin, George Schaller, and Kenn Kaufman. Editor Michael Canfield, lecturer in biology at Harvard, will discuss what makes these notes and journals so important, the secrets they reveal, and how they can help us cultivate skills as a bird watcher, citizen scientist, or adventurer.

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