Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.m., G.c.s.i. - Set Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.m., G.c.s.i

Klappentext The standard biography of the botanist! of which this second volume covers up to the end of his long life. Zusammenfassung Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911) was one of the most eminent botanists of the later nineteenth century and an important supporter and correspondent of Charles Darwin. The second volume of this 1918 standard biography details Hooker's management of Kew Gardens, his later travels, and the end of his life. Inhaltsverzeichnis 28. Economic botany and the new floras; 29. Scientific work, 1860-5; 30. 1860-5: personal; 31. Kew, St. Petersburg, and Marocco; 32. Darwinian interests; 33. The presidency of the Royal Society; 34. The presidency (continued); 35. The Ayrton episode; 36. Life and friendship at Kew; 37. Loss and gain; 38. America: and geographical distribution; 39. End of the presidential term (1877-8); 40. Kew: 1879-85; 41. Retirement, to 1897: botanical work; 42. Retirement, to 1897: Darwiniana and other scientific interests; 43. Retirement, to 1897: of books and opinions; 44. Miscellaneous letters: 1886-97; 45. The 'Lion' letters; 46. Final botanical work; 47. Further problems of economic botany; 48. Hooker's position as botanist F. O. Bower; 49. Personalia: 1898-1906; 50. The last years; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Dalton Hooker
• Assisted by: Leonard Huxley (Editor), Huxley Leonard (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108031011
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03101-1
• No. of pages: 592
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture; Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I. 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, Botany & plant sciences, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Botany and plant sciences