Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England - From its Origin to the Introduction of the Linnaean System (Paperback)

Richard Pulteney (1730-1801) was a Leicestershire physician whose medical career suffered both from a lack of aristocratic patronage and from his dissenting religious background. However, his lifelong interest in botany and natural history, and particularly his work on the new Linnaean system of botanical classification, led to publications in the Gentleman's Magazine and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1762. His book on Linnaeus (also reissued in this series), first published in 1782, was later considered to be of great significance for the acceptance in England of the Linnaean system, and this two-volume work, published in 1790, is still relevant to the study of the history of botany. Volume 1 begins in 'primaeval' and 'druidical' times and continues to the seventeenth century, including the first printed herbals and the work of the great botanist John Ray.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England 2 Volume Set, Volume 1
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	Richard Pulteney
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	386
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03732-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General
LSN:	1-108-03732-1
Barcode:	9781108037327

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