The Aliveness of Plants
Author | : Peter Ayres |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2015-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317314110 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317314115 |
Rating | : 4/5 (115 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Aliveness of Plants by : Peter Ayres
Download or read book The Aliveness of Plants written by Peter Ayres and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Darwin family was instrumental in the history of botany. Their experiences illustrate the growing specialization and professionalization of science in the nineteenth century. The author shows how botany escaped the burdens of medicine, feminization and the sterility of classification and nomenclature to become a rigorous laboratory science.