All creatures : naturalists, collectors, and biodiversity, 1850-1950 /

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"Here a historian of science tells the story of the modern discovery of biodiversity. Robert Kohler argues that the work begun by Linnaeus culminated around 1900, when collecting and inventory were organized on a grand scale in natural history surveys. Supported by governments, museums, and uni...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kohler, Robert E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Princeton University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Animal > 2017 > Bildband
Natural history > History.
Biological specimens > Collectors and collecting > History.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
SCIENCE > History.
Natural history.
Pflanzen
Taxonomie
Naturkundliche Sammlung
Naturwissenschaftler
Sammler
Biodiversität
Tiere
Natuurlijke historie.
Naturalisme.
Verzamelingen.
Pflanzen.
Tiere.
Taxonomie.
Naturkundliche Sammlung.
Naturwissenschaftler.
Sammler.
Biodiversität.
Nordamerika
Nordamerika.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Nature
  • Culture
  • Patrons
  • Expedition
  • Work
  • Knowledge
  • Envoi
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes.

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