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Subject(s)

• Darwin, Charles 1809-1882 [Browse]
• Darwin, Francis Sir 1848-1925 [Browse]
• Darwin, Erasmus 1731-1802 [Browse]
• Botanists—Great Britain—Biography [Browse]
• Botany—Great Britain—History—18th century [Browse]
• Botany—Great Britain—History—19th century [Browse]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-220) and index.

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• List of tables
• List of figures
• 1. Green threads across the ages : a brief perspective on the Darwins' botany
• 2. The fortunes of the Darwins
• 3. The misfortunes of botany
• 4. Erasmus Darwin's vision of the future : phytologia
• 5. Charles Darwin's evolutionary period
• 6. Charles Darwin's physiological period
• 7. Charles Darwin, Frances Darwin and differences with von Sachs
• 8. Francis Darwin, Cambridge and plant physiology
• 9. Francis Darwin, family and his father's memory
• 10. Fortune's favourites?
• 11. Where did the green threads lead? The botanical legacy
• Notes
• Works cited
• Index.

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ISBN

• 9781851969708 (hbk.)
• 1851969705 (hbk.)

OCLC

191754392

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