Naturalists and Society - The Culture of Natural History in Britain, 1700-1900

Summary

An exploration of the culture of natural history in Britain between 1700 and 1900. The author's interests are mainly botanical, but he has attempted from time to time to examine natural history as a unitary whole, revealing parallels and interactions between the separate studies.

Product details

• Authors: D.E. Allen
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.2001
• EAN: 9780860788638
• ISBN: 978-0-86078-863-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Weight: 593 g
• Series: Variorum Collected Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); NATURE / General, History of Ideas, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, HISTORY / Social History, natural history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Botany & plant sciences, Nature and the natural world: general interest, C 1700 To C 1800, Botany and plant sciences