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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++National Library of MedicineN020793Titlepage in red and black. A reissue, with new titlepages, of the two-volume Oxford 1680-99 setting, with the addition of Morison's 'Plantarum Umbelliferarum distributio', first published at Oxford, 1672.Oxonii: e theatro Sheldoniano et prostant Londini, apud Paulum & Isaacum Vaillant, 1715. 3v., plates, tables: port.; 2

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Plantarum Historiae Universalis Oxoniensis Seu Herbarum Distributio Nova Per Tabulas Cognationis et] Affinitatis, Ex Libro Naturae Observata et] Detecta, Volume 3; Plantarum Historiae Universalis Oxoniensis Seu Herbarum Distributio Nova Per Tabulas Cognationis et] Affinitatis, Ex Libro Naturae Observata et] Detecta; Robert Morison Robert Morison e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1715 Science; Life Sciences; Botany; Science / Life Sciences / Botany

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++National Library of MedicineN020793Titlepage in red and black. A reissue, with new titlepages, of the two-volume Oxford 1680-99 setting, with the addition of Morison's 'Plantarum Umbelliferarum distributio', first published at Oxford, 1672.Oxonii: e theatro Sheldoniano et prostant Londini, apud Paulum & Isaacum Vaillant, 1715. 3v., plates, tables: port.; 2

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++National Library of MedicineN020793Titlepage in red and black. A reissue, with new titlepages, of the two-volume Oxford 1680-99 setting, with the addition of Morison's 'Plantarum Umbelliferarum distributio', first published at Oxford, 1672.Oxonii: e theatro Sheldoniano et prostant Londini, apud Paulum & Isaacum Vaillant, 1715. 3v., plates, tables: port.; 2