Discovering Birds: The Emergence of Ornithology as a Scientific Discipline, 1760-1850
In Discovering Birds, Paul Lawrence Farber rejects the view that eighteenth-century natural history disappeared with the rise of nineteenth-century biology. In this penetrating case study of the history of ornithology, Farber demonstrates interesting continuities: as natural history evolved into individual sciences (botany, geology, and zoology) and specialties (entomology and ichthyology), the study of birds emerged as a distinct scientific discipline that remained observational and taxonomic. Ornithologists continued to see one of their primary tasks as classification, and they found no need to alter their approach.Their efforts were greatl…
Mehr
CHF 37.90
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V105:
Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8018-5537-5
- EAN: 9780801855375
- Produktnummer: 9426966
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H22.5 cm x B15.1 cm x D1.4 cm 372 g
- Auflage: Revised
- Gewicht: 372
- Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.
Über den Autor
Paul Lawrence Farber is professor of history at Oregon State University.
6 weitere Werke von Paul Lawrence Farber:
Bewertungen
Anmelden