Surveying Canada: the Palliser Expedition / Peter Hector -- Exploring the south: Otago Provincial Government / Tony Hocken -- Mapping the country: New Zealand Geological Survey / Ian Speden -- Displaying natural history: Colonial Museum / Conal McCarthy
-- Promoting science: New Zealand Institute / Francis Lucian Reid -- Planting for prosperity: Colonial Botanic Garden / Winsome Shepherd and Walter Cook -- Forecasting the weather and telling the time: Meteorological Department and Colonial Observatory / Jock Phillips -- Educating - or examining?: University of New Zealand / Tim Beaglehole -- Running the show: scientific empire / Simon Nathan -- Studying plants and animals: New Zealand biology / George Gibbs -- Unveiling the past: vertebrate fossils / Ewan Fordyce -- Settling down: husband and father / Chris Hector -- Living at Ratanui: man of property / John Adam and Louise Beaumont -- Being honoured: pioneer man of science / Simon Nathan.
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