The Linnaeus Apostles : global science and adventure
Title:
The Linnaeus Apostles : global science and adventure
Author:
Hansen, Viveka.
Physical Description:
8 volumes in 11 : illustrations ; 31 cm
Summary:
During the 18th century, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) was to inspire 17 of his scholars to travel to distant corners of the world to document local nature and culture. They travelled on their own or with expeditions across land and sea - their travels covered every continent between the years 1745 and 1799. -- from publisher.
Language:
English
Contents:
v. 1. Introduction / Gunnar Broberg [et al.] -- v. 2 (bks. 1 and 2). Europe, Arctic and Asia / Anton Rolandsson Martin and Johan Peter Falck -- v. 3 (bks. 1-3). Europe, North and South America / Pehr Kalm, Pehr Löfling and Daniel Rolander -- v. 4. Europe, the Middle East, Northeast & West Africa / Göran Rothman, Frederik Hasselquist, Pehr Forsskål, Anders Berlin and Adam Afzelius -- v. 5. Southern Africa, Oceania, Antarctica & South America / Anders Sparrman -- v. 6. Europe, Southern Africa, East, Southern and Southeast Asia / Carl Peter Thunberg -- v. 7. Europe, Southern Africa, Oceania, South America, East, Southern and Southeast Asia / Pehr Osbeck, Olof Torén, Carl Frederick Adler, Christopher Tärnström and Daniel Solander -- v. 8. Encyclopædia / edited by Bertil Nordenstam and Torbjörn Lindell.
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ISBN:
9781904145264
9781904145158
9781904145165
9781904145172
9781904145189
9781904145196
9781904145202
9781904145219
9781904145226
9781904145233
9781904145240
9781904145257
Format :
Book
