Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica
| Author | : Carl von Linné |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 429 |
| Release | : 2005-06-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198569343 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198569343 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (343 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica by : Carl von Linné
Download or read book Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica written by Carl von Linné and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-06-02 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth-century botanist Carl von Linné, more commonly known as Linnaeus, was the inventor of the binary nomenclature now standard in biology. His Philosophia Botanica represents a key stage in the evolution of the scientific classification and naming of plants, and is a classic in the history of science and botany. Amazingly, no complete translation into English has been undertaken since 1775 prior to this edition.