Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England from Its Origin to the Introduction of the Linnæan System
Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England from Its Origin to the Introduction of the Linnæan System

Author: Richard Pulteney

Publisher:

Published: 1790

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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"Dedicated to Jospeh Banks, this work covers the entire history of botany, starting with the practices of the Druids and Saxons, through the Middle Ages, into the Renaissance, to contemporary times. Chapters focus on the progress of the science through the work and publication of eminent botanists, including Dodoens, Gerard, Parkinson, Ray, Crowley, the involvement of the Royal Society, Martyn, and through Linnaeus and his influence on English botanical sciences."--Antiquarian bookseller's description.

Species
Species

Author: John S. Wilkins

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0520271394

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In this comprehensive work, John S. Wilkins traces the history of the idea of "species" from antiquity to today, providing a new perspective on the relationship between philosophical and biological approaches.--[book cover].

Essay on the Geography of Plants
Essay on the Geography of Plants

Author: Alexander von Humboldt

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-07-15

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0226360687

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The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799–1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aimé Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church. The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after Humboldt’s return, and first among them was the 1807 “Essay on the Geography of Plants.” Among the most cited writings in natural history, after the works of Darwin and Wallace, this work appears here for the first time in a complete English-language translation. Covering far more than its title implies, it represents the first articulation of an integrative “science of the earth, ” encompassing most of today’s environmental sciences. Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication.