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Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica (Paperback)
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Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica (Paperback)
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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 revision of his Fundamenta Botanica
(Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the
classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new
material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of
binomial nomenclature, with a single word to describe the genus and
another for the species. Special importance is attached to accurate
description of the parts of plants, and to the correct use of
technical terms. There are also explanations of the effects of soil
and climatic conditions on plant growth. The book includes 10
original engravings, with 167 figures showing the shapes of leaves
and other parts of the plant, and 6 short memoranda describing
Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and
herbarium construction, and outlining what is required of a
botanist and his pupils. There are also indexes of technical terms,
genera, and subjects. The first full English translation of this
classic work since 1775, this beautiful book will be highly
attractive to botanists and all those interested in the history of
science.
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