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James Sowerby : the enlightenment's natural historian / Paul Henderson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Richmond, Surrey, UK : Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2015Description: 331 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781842465967
  • 1842465961
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH31.S625 H46 2015
NLM classification:
  • 2016 A-220
  • WZ 100
Contents:
Precarious start -- Rising reputation -- The distant suburb -- The two Jameses -- Sowerby's botany -- Models and museum -- Troublesome exotic floras -- Sowerby's whale -- Minerals, crystals and colours -- Meteorites and a 'sword from heaven' -- A lot of rot -- Mineral conchology -- Societies philosophical and chemical -- Passing the baton.
Awards:
  • 2016 Award of Excellence in Biography – Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QK98.183.S69 H46 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800157968
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Precarious start -- Rising reputation -- The distant suburb -- The two Jameses -- Sowerby's botany -- Models and museum -- Troublesome exotic floras -- Sowerby's whale -- Minerals, crystals and colours -- Meteorites and a 'sword from heaven' -- A lot of rot -- Mineral conchology -- Societies philosophical and chemical -- Passing the baton.

2016 Award of Excellence in Biography – Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries

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