After the death of the younger Carl Linnaeus in 1783, the entirety of the Linnean collections, including the letters received by the elder Linnaeus from naturalists all over Europe, was purchased by the English botanist James Edward Smith (1759-1828), later co-founder and first president of the Linnean Society of London. In 1821, Smith published this two-volume selection of the letters exchanged by Linnaeus pere et fils and many of the leading figures in the study of natural history, revealing some of the close ties of shared knowledge and affection that bound the European scientific community at that time. Where necessary, Smith translates the letters into English, with the exception of those written in French, which are presented in the original. The varied correspondents of Linnaeus senior, whose letters appear in Volume 2, include the botanists Johann Dillenius and Bernard de Jussieu, and the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781108069717
eBay Product ID (ePID)
184556657
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Author
James Edward Smith
Publication Name
A Selection of the Correspondence of Linnaeus, and Other Naturalists: from the Original Manuscripts
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
632 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Volume
Volume 2
Item Weight
790g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Cambridge Library Collection-Botany and Horticulture