The Emergence of Ornithology as a Scientific Discipline, 1760-1850
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
236
Publisher Name
JHU Press
ISBN-10
0801855373
ISBN-13
9780801855375
citemno
039442
SKU
9780801855375
Description
In this case study of the history of ornithology, the author rejects the view that 18th-century natural history disappeared with the rise of 19th-century biology.
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