De Causis Plantarum, Volume I - Books 1–2

Theophrastus was a student, collaborator, and successor of Aristotle; his writings on plants form a counterpart to Aristotle's zoological works. In the Enquiry into Plants he classifies and describes varieties of plants; in De Causis Plantarum he turns to plant physiology. Books One and Two (in Volume I) discuss generation, sprouting, flowering, and fruiting.

About the author

Benedict Seneca Einarson (1906–1978) was Professor of Greek at the University of Chicago.

Summary

Enquiry into Plants and De Causis Plantarum by Theophrastus (ca. 370–ca. 285 BC) are a counterpart to Aristotle’s zoological work and the most important botanical work of antiquity now extant. In the latter Theophrastus turns to plant physiology.

Product details

• Authors: Theophrastus
• Assisted by: Benedict Einarson (Editor), George Konrad Karl Link (Editor), B. Einarson (Translation), Benedict Einarson (Translation), G. K. K. Link (Translation), George Konrad Karl Link (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1976
• EAN: 9780674995192
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99519-2
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 120 mm x 173 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Series: Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library *CONTINS TO [e-mail]
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany