| The Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany Contributor(s): Henslow, John Stevens (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108001866 ISBN-13: 9781108001861 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Medical | Pharmacology |
| Dewey: 580 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Life Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henslow's importance as Darwin's mentor is well established. He recommended Darwin for the post of naturalist on the Beagle and also encouraged him to read Lyell's pivotal geology text (also reissued in this series). While professor of botany at Cambridge, Henslow nurtured independent inquiry and acute observation in his students. These attributes are evident in this liberally illustrated 1835 book, which also reveals the influence of Candolle's Th orie El mentaire de la Botanique (1813) and Physiologie V g tale (1832). Henslow's book, like his meticulous research papers and his innovative lectures, included focussed investigations on the nature and stability of 'species'. Charles Darwin paid such close attention that he became known as 'the man who walks with Henslow', and Henslow's teachings were to echo through Darwin's writings, from his jottings in notebooks on the Beagle onward. This reissue gives modern readers easy access to the work of this inspirational scientist. |