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Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made the Map of North America
ISBN: 9780807896181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is the first full-length biography of a man who was primarily a botanist but who is best known for his map of North America. He left a well-established medical practice in his native Virginia in 1746 to live in London where he became active in scientific, social, and political circles. One of the period's outstanding cartographical achievements, Mitchell's map served as the basis for the Treaty of 1783 and for the still-existing United States-Canadian border.
Originally published in 1974. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in... This is the first full-length biography of a man who was primarily a botanist but who is best known for his map of North America. He left a well-estab...
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The Life and Travels of John Bartram: From Lake Ontario to the River St. John
ISBN: 9780813009957 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "A long needed biography of the pioneering American naturalist whose explorations and collecting were so influential in the founding of American natural history." --Nina J. Root, American Museum of Natural History "Will stand the test of time as the biography of a significant member of the Anglo-American natural history circle."--Journal of American History "Historians of American culture and science will read this book with profit and gratitude to it authors. . . . and its text and generous illustrations will appeal to anyone who has ever planted and kept a garden or... "A long needed biography of the pioneering American naturalist whose explorations and collecting were so influential in the founding of American na... |
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189,01 zł |
John Clayton: Pioneer of American Botany
ISBN: 9780807872987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As a plant collector and early systematic botanist, John Clayton occupies a key position in the eighteenth-century international botanical circle. His chief monument is the Flora Virginica, published in Leiden in 1739 and 1762. Compiled by J. F. Gronovius from plants and descriptions supplied by Clayton, it is the first important North American flora and the only one devoted solely to Virginia.
Originally published in 1963. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our... As a plant collector and early systematic botanist, John Clayton occupies a key position in the eighteenth-century international botanical circle. His...
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Understanding Bible Prophecy
ISBN: 9781462021208 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Since his water baptism as a teenager, Edmund Berkeley Hammond (known by the nickname of "Berk") has always tried to be a good Christian. However, his work as a Christian truly began in 1972 when he received a supernatural message from God, calling him to be an interpreter of the prophetic scriptures of the Bible. Since receiving this call, he has written more than 20 short papers on controversial prophetic topics under God's direction. Twelve of these papers are presented as chapters in this book. Since his water baptism as a teenager, Edmund Berkeley Hammond (known by the nickname of "Berk") has always tried to be a good Christian. Ho... |
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65,14 zł |
Doctor Alexander Garden of Charles Town
ISBN: 9780807878170 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is a first biography of Alexander Garden, a famous physician of colonial times who was also an influential participant in the city of Charles Town's pre-Revolutionary intellectual and cultural life. His botanical interest and pursuits very much influenced the planting of Charleston's now famous gardens. The book will be valuable to the intellectual, cultural, and science historian in general and to botanists in particular.
Originally published in 1969. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available... This is a first biography of Alexander Garden, a famous physician of colonial times who was also an influential participant in the city of Charles Tow...
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329,43 zł |