Joseph Dalton Hooker

Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker O.M., G.C.S.I.

Herausgeber: Huxley, Leonard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The standard biography of the botanist, of which this second volume covers up to the end of his long life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 824g
• ISBN-13: 9781108031011
• ISBN-10: 1108031013
• Artikelnr.: 33399385

Inhaltsangabe

28. Economic botany and the new floras
29. Scientific work, 1860-5
30. 1860-5: personal
31. Kew, St. Petersburg, and Marocco
32. Darwinian interests
33. The presidency of the Royal Society
34. The presidency (continued)
35. The Ayrton episode
36. Life and friendship at Kew
37. Loss and gain
38. America: and geographical distribution
39. End of the presidential term (1877-8)
40. Kew: 1879-85
41. Retirement, to 1897: botanical work
42. Retirement, to 1897: Darwiniana and other scientific interests
43. Retirement, to 1897: of books and opinions
44. Miscellaneous letters: 1886-97
45. The 'Lion' letters
46. Final botanical work
47. Further problems of economic botany
48. Hooker's position as botanist F. O. Bower
49. Personalia: 1898-1906
50. The last years
Appendices
Index.