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1 online resource (429 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The eighteenth-century botanist Carl von Linn--eacute--;, more commonly known as Linnaeus, was the inventor of the binary nomenclature now standard in biology. His Philosophia Botanica represents a key stage in the evolution of the scientific classification and naming of plants, and is a classic in the history of science and botany. Amazingly, no complete translation into English has been undertaken since 1775 prior to this edition. - ;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 r. |
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Preface; Introduction; Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica; I. The library; II. Systems; III. Plants; IV. The fruit-body; V. Sex; VI. Characters; VII. Names; VIII. Definitions; IX. Varieties; X. Synonyms; XI. Sketches; XII. Potencies; Appendix I: The Linnaean classes and orders; Appendix II: The natural orders; Appendix III: Abbreviations of names of botanists and other authorities; Appendix IV: Selective list of Linnaeus' works up to 1753; Appendix V: Selective list of other botanical works; Appendix VI: Principal sources used for this edition; Indexes. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Plants -- Classification -- Early works to 1800.
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Plants -- Classification. |
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Early works to 1800 |
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Electronic books.
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Classification.
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Early works.
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Print version: 9780198569343 |
| ISBN |
9780191544866 (electronic book) |
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0191544868 (electronic book) |
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