A Selection of the Correspondence of Linnaeus, and Other Naturalists: From The Original Manuscripts (Cambridge Library Collection - Botany And Horticulture) (Volume 1) - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1108069703 ISBN 13 : 9781108069700

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

First published in 1821, a two-volume collection of correspondence between some of the brightest naturalists of the eighteenth century.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

After the death of the younger Carl Linnaeus in 1783, the entirety of the Linnean collections, including the letters received by the elder Linnaeus from naturalists all over Europe, was purchased by the English botanist James Edward Smith (1759–1828), later co-founder and first president of the Linnean Society of London. In 1821, Smith published this two-volume selection of the letters exchanged by Linnaeus père et fils and many of the leading figures in the study of natural history, revealing some of the close ties of shared knowledge and affection that bound the European scientific community at that time. Where necessary, Smith translates the letters into English, with the exception of those written in French, which are presented in the original. Volume 1 illuminates the epistolary relationships of Linnaeus senior with Peter Collinson, John Ellis and Alexander Garden, providing a very brief biography of each. Garden's letters to Ellis also feature prominently.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108069703
• ISBN 13: 9781108069700
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 632
• Éditeur: Smith James Edward
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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