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Catalogus Bibliothecæ Historico-Naturalis Josephi Banks

Catalogus Bibliothecæ Historico-Naturalis Josephi Banks

Dryander, Jonas

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Botany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 1108069517
ISBN13: 9781108069519
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 27 2014
Pages: 634
Weight: 1.75
Height: 1.40 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Latin
Following his stint as the naturalist aboard the Endeavour on James Cook's pioneering voyage, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) became a pre-eminent member of the scientific community in London. President of the Royal Society from 1778, and a friend and adviser to George III, Banks significantly strengthened the bonds between the practitioners and patrons of science. Between 1796 and 1800, the Swedish botanist and librarian Jonas Dryander (1748-1810) published this five-volume work recording the contents of Banks' extensive library. The catalogue was praised by many, including the distinguished botanist Sir James Edward Smith, who wrote that 'a work so ingenious in design and so perfect in execution can scarcely be produced in any science'. Volume 2 (1796) focuses on books relating to animals, including humans, particularly their physiology, maladies and economic functions.

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