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

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