Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica - Hardcover

Linnaeus, Carl; Freer, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198501226 ISBN 13: 9780198501220

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Philosophia Botanica (The Science of Botany), by Carl Linnaeus, was originally published in Latin in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751. It is a greatly expanded revision of his Fundamenta Botanica (Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of binomial nomenclature, with a single word to describe the genus and another for the species. Special importance is attached to accurate description of the parts of plants, and to the correct use of technical terms. There are also explanations of the effects of soil and climatic conditions on plant growth. The book includes 9 original engravings, with 167 figures showing the shapes of leaves and other parts of the plant, and 6 short memoranda describing Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and herbarium construction, and outlining what is required of a botanist and his pupils. There are also indexes of technical terms, genera and subjects. The first full English translation of this classic work since 1775, this beautiful book will be highly attractive to botanists and all those interested in the history of science.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Freer is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0198501226
• ISBN 13: 9780198501220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432