{"product_id":"9781408186664","title":"A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects","description":"This book looks at 100 items that have profoundly shaped how people watched, studied and engaged with the avian world. Each  item contains around 500 words on a double-page spread and include an illustration of the object in question. The book includes the objects listed below as well as many more.The range of items is international and cross-cultural. Subjects include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Egyptian 'field guide' [early tomb decorations of birds, identifiable as species]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrnithologiae libri tres\u003c\/i\u003e: the first British bird guide [a 1676 publication that attempted to itemise all British birds known at the time]\u003cbr\u003eThe Dodo specimen held at the Horniman museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSystema Naturae\u003c\/i\u003e by Carl Linnaeus [the first-ever system of scientific names in 1758, and still the international standard today]\u003cbr\u003eThe shotgun\u003cbr\u003eThe book, \u003ci\u003eThe Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne\u003c\/i\u003e by Gilbert White [1789]\u003cbr\u003eHMS \u003ci\u003eBeagle\u003c\/i\u003e [the ship on which Darwin made his ground-breaking discoveries]\u003cbr\u003eAluminium bird rings [used to record movement and longevity of individuals and species]\u003cbr\u003ealong with many more modern innovations including walkie talkies, pagers, radio tags and apps.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133477241072,"sku":"9781408186664","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408186664_p0.jpg?v=1763718239","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408186664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}