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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453351303321

Autore

Linné Carl von <1707-1778.>

Titolo

Linnaeus' Philosophia botanica [[electronic resource] /] / translated by Stephen Freer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

9786612365720

1-280-91421-1

1-282-36572-X

9786610914210

0-19-154486-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 402 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

FreerStephen

Disciplina

580.12

Soggetti

Plants

Botany

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-364) and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations of modern biological systematics and nomenclature. Inspired by the work of his predecessors and contemporaries, Linnaeus was the first scientist to develop a coherent system for describing, classifying and naming organisms. The method he developed, known as binominal nomenclature, is the classification system still used in botany and zoology today.; Philosophia Botanica was first published in 1751. Its publication followed that of several earlier works written by Linnaeus such as his Systema Naturae (1735) and Fundamenta Botanica (1736). Philosophia Botanica is an expanded version of Fundamenta Botanica with added commentary, and represents a critical stage in the evolution of Linnaeus' ideas and the development of his binominal nomenclature applied to plants.; In this new translation of Philosophia Botanica, example pages from Linnaeus' original Latin text are presented alongside Stephen Freer's English translation of the complete text. The book contains images of all eleven



of the original plates, which illustrate the shapes of leaves and other plant structures and forms. Also included are Linnaeus' explanations of the effects of soil and climatic conditions on plant growth, plus six short memoranda that describe Linnaeus' botanical excursions, his ideas for garden lay-out and herbarium construction, and his thoughts on what was required of a botanist and his pupils. The Introduction, dedicated to the memory of Professor William Stearn is by Professor Paul Alan Cox of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Hawaii.; This beautifully presented translation of Philosophia Botanica, is a valuable resource to botanists, taxonomists, r storians and all interested individuals, who will gain greater access to, and new insights into, the work of Carl

Linnaeus, the father of modern systematics.

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Record Nr.

UNISA996386667503316

Titolo

Die Iovis 18 Februarii 1646. Whereas provision is made by the statutes of this realme for the perservation [sic] of game in this kingdome, .. [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old Baley, 1646. [i.e. 1647]

Descrizione fisica

1 sheet ([1] p.)

Soggetti

Game laws - Great Britain

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from heading and first lines of text.

Order to print dated: Die Sabbathi 20 Februarii 1646 and signed: Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018