Raven Charles, Charles Raven

John Ray, Naturalist

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This superb biography reviews the pivotal contributions of a brilliant but undervalued naturalist who profoundly influenced the development of science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9781108004664
• ISBN-10: 1108004660
• Artikelnr.: 26890995

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Boyhood and youth
2. At Cambridge University
3. First studies in science
4. The Cambridge Catalogue
5. The years of travel
6. The English Catalogue
7. The years of varied output
8. The structure and classification of plants
9. The History of Plants
10. The flora of Britain
11. Last work in botany
12. The Ornithology
13. The History of Fishes
14. Of mammals and reptiles
15. The History of Insects
16. Of fossils and geology
17. The Wisdom of God
Conclusion
Index.