A Preliminary Discourse On The Study Of Natural History (1834) - Softcover

Swainson, William

 
9780548642139: A Preliminary Discourse On The Study Of Natural History (1834)

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William Swainson (1789-1855) considers here the successful pursuit of zoology. Emphasising the key importance of taxonomy, Swainson advocated the now defunct 'quinary' system of classification. More than a mere historical curiosity, this work was one of the many which provided an intellectual context for the theory of evolution.

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