LEADER 03684nam 2200661 450 001 9910818187603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4008-4971-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400849710 035 $a(CKB)2550000001136168 035 $a(EBL)1441399 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001036755 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12385243 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001036755 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11061586 035 $a(PQKB)11626023 035 $a(OCoLC)880236625 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37205 035 $a(DE-B1597)448053 035 $a(OCoLC)979780268 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400849710 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1441399 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10783686 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL535871 035 $a(OCoLC)869091028 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1441399 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001136168 100 $a20051130h20062006 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAll creatures $enaturalists, collectors, and biodiversity, 1850-1950 /$fRobert E. Kohler 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aNew York :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2006] 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (380 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12539-2 311 $a1-306-04620-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tPreface -- $tCHAPTER ONE. Nature -- $tCHAPTER TWO Culture -- $tCHAPTER THREE Patrons -- $tCHAPTER FOUR. Expedition -- $tCHAPTER FIVE. Work -- $tCHAPTER SIX. Knowledge -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN Envoi -- $tAbbreviations -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aWe humans share Earth with 1.4 million known species and millions more species that are still unrecorded. Yet we know surprisingly little about the practical work that produced the vast inventory we have to date of our fellow creatures. How were these multitudinous creatures collected, recorded, and named? When, and by whom? Here a distinguished historian of science tells the story of the modern discovery of biodiversity. Robert Kohler argues that the work begun by Linnaeus culminated around 1900, when collecting and inventory were organized on a grand scale in natural history surveys. Supported by governments, museums, and universities, biologists launched hundreds of collecting expeditions to every corner of the world. Kohler conveys to readers the experience and feel of expeditionary travel: the customs and rhythms of collectors' daily work, and its special pleasures and pains. A novel twist in this story is that survey collecting was rooted not just in science but also in new customs of outdoor recreation, such as hiking, camping, and sport hunting. These popular pursuits engendered a wide scientific interest in animals and plants and inspired wealthy nature-goers to pay for expeditions. The modern discovery of biodiversity became a reality when scientists' desire to know intersected with the culture of outdoor vacationing. General readers as well as scholars will find this book fascinating. 606 $aNatural history$xHistory 606 $aBiological specimens$xCollectors and collecting$xHistory 615 0$aNatural history$xHistory. 615 0$aBiological specimens$xCollectors and collecting$xHistory. 676 $a508 686 $aTB 2380$2rvk 700 $aKohler$b Robert E$0625477 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818187603321 996 $aAll creatures$91220764 997 $aUNINA