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Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica.

The eighteenth-century botanist Carl von Linn--eacute--;, more commonly known as Linnaeus, was the inventor of the binary nomenclature now standard in biology. His Philosophia Botanica represents a key stage in the evolution of the scientific classification and naming of plants, and is a classic in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Freer, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; Introduction; Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica; I. The library; II. Systems; III. Plants; IV. The fruit-body; V. Sex; VI. Characters; VII. Names; VIII. Definitions; IX. Varieties; X. Synonyms; XI. Sketches; XII. Potencies; Appendix I: The Linnaean classes and orders; Appendix II: The natural orders; Appendix III: Abbreviations of names of botanists and other authorities; Appendix IV: Selective list of Linnaeus' works up to 1753; Appendix V: Selective list of other botanical works; Appendix VI: Principal sources used for this edition; Indexes.