Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica - Rilegato

Linne, Carl Von; Freer, Stephen; Linnaeus

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0198501226 ISBN 13: 9780198501220

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

Philosophia Botanica (The Science of Botany), by Carl Linnaeus, was originally published in Latin in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751. It is a greatly expanded revision of his Fundamenta Botanica (Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of binomial nomenclature, with a single word to describe the genus and another for the species. Special importance is attached to accurate description of the parts of plants, and to the correct use of technical terms. There are also explanations of the effects of soil and climatic conditions on plant growth. The book includes 9 original engravings, with 167 figures showing the shapes of leaves and other parts of the plant, and 6 short memoranda describing Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and herbarium construction, and outlining what is required of a botanist and his pupils. There are also indexes of technical terms, genera and subjects. The first full English translation of this classic work since 1775, this beautiful book will be highly attractive to botanists and all those interested in the history of science.

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L'autore

Stephen Freer is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London.

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• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0198501226
• ISBN 13: 9780198501220
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 402