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  • A handbook of systematic botany

    Enriched edition. A Comprehensive Guide to Plant Taxonomy and Classification

    Eugenius Warming's "A Handbook of Systematic Botany" stands as a foundational text that harmoniously blends rigorous scientific inquiry with keen observational insights, showcasing the intricate relationships among various plant species. Written in a clear and accessible style, the handbook unpacks complex botanical principles, emphasizing taxonomy and morphology while situating plants within ... Leer más

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  • Birth of Scientific Ecology

    Eugenius Warming (1841 - 1924)

    Edición de Patrick Matagne ...
    This book presents a biography of the Danish botanist Eugen Warming. As the author of a treatise on ecology that brought him international recognition, he was able to inspire the first generation of 20th-century European and American ecologists.His innovative approach to nature and his Arctic and tropical missions heralded the birth of a new science and an ecological awareness.As a professor at ... Leer más

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  • The Art of Naming

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  • The Man Who Organized Nature

    The Life of Linnaeus

    Traducido por Anna Paterson ...
    A vivid portrait of the life and work of Carl LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus (1707–1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals. Linnaeus himself classified thousands of species; the simple and immediately recognizable abbreviation “L” is used to mark classifications originally made by Linnaeus. ... Leer más

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  • The Meaning of Fossils

    Episodes in the History of Palaeontology

    "It is not often that a work can literally rewrite a person's view of a subject. And this is exactly what Rudwick's book should do for many paleontologists' view of the history of their own field."—Stephen J. Gould, Paleobotany and Palynology"Rudwick has not merely written the first book-length history of palaeontology in the English language; he has written a very intelligent one. . . . His ... Leer más

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  • Cave Art (World of Art)

    de Bruno David ...
    Series Libro 0 - World of Art
    An archaeological exploration of the mysterious world of cave art through the agesDeep underground, some of humanity’s earliest artistic endeavors have lain untouched for millennia. The dark interiors of caves, wherever they may be found, seem to have had a powerful draw for ancient peoples, who littered the cave floors with objects they had made. Later, they adorned cave walls with sacred symbols ... Leer más

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  • Prehistoric Rock Art

    Polemics and Progress

    de Paul G. Bahn ...
    Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world. Summarizing the recent advances in our understanding of this extraordinary visual record, he discusses new discoveries, new approaches to recording and interpretation, and current problems in conservation. Bahn focuses in particular on current issues in the interpretation of rock art, ... Leer más

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  • Lichens

    Toward a Minimal Resistance

    Traducido por Jody Gladding ...
    Covering almost 8 percent of the earth's terrain, lichens are living beings which are familiar to everyone, known to no one. They are one of those organisms that seem to offer nothing to hold our gaze. But the more time we spend with lichens, the more they reveal their beauty, their mysteries and their strange power of attraction. Part-algae and part-fungus, lichens call into question our ... Leer más

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  • Lapps and Labyrinths

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    Professor Noel D. Broadbent is one of Sweden's foremost experts on north Swedish archaeology and literally wrote the book on the prehistory of the Skellefteå region on the North Bothnian coast. This knowledge is now brought to bear on the issue of Saami origins. The focus is on the successful adaptive strategies of Saami societies over thousands of years - a testimony to Saami resiliency, of ... Leer más

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  • Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider

    How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels

    An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significanceEver since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history ... Leer más

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  • Finding Order In Nature

    The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E. O. Wilson

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    "Engaging . . . a concise work that gives the general reader a solid understanding . . . an excellent introduction to the history of natural history." — Library JournalSince emerging as a discipline in the middle of the eighteenth century, natural history has been at the heart of the life sciences. It gave rise to the major organizing theory of life—evolution—and continues to be a vital science ... Leer más

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  • The First Artists: In Search of the World's Oldest Art

    Two of the greatest living authorities on Ice Age art delve hundreds of thousands of years into the human past to discover the earliest works of art ever made, drawing on decades of new researchWhere is the world’s very first art located? When, and why, did people begin experimenting with different materials, forms, and colors? Prehistorians have long been asking these questions, but only recently ... Leer más

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