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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque : a Voice in the American Wilderness.

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a quintessential nineteenth-century American scientist and naturalist. Exalted by some, cursed by others, Rafinesque gave Latin names to over 6,700 plant species, was acknowledged by Darwin for his early insights into biological variation, and is frequently mentione...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warren, Leonard, 1924-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
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505 8 |a Chapter 14 Last Years in PhiladelphiaChapter 15 Last Days; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. 
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