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Explore the profound impact of the Darwin family on the history of botany with this detailed historical account. Published by Routledge, The Aliveness of Plants examines how the Darwin family contributed to the evolution of plant science during a transformative era. This book traces the shift in botanical study as it moved away from the constraints of medicine and the limitations of simple classification and nomenclature. Readers will learn how botany evolved into a rigorous laboratory science, marking a significant change in how the natural world was studied and understood. By looking at the professionalization and specialization of science in the nineteenth century, this work provides a clear view of the historical processes that shaped modern biological disciplines. It is an essential read for those interested in the biographies of scientific professionals and the academic history of the nineteenth century.

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Examines the Darwin family and their central role in the history of botanical studies.

Provides a historical perspective on the professionalization of science during the nineteenth century.

Details the evolution of botany from medicinal use to a rigorous laboratory science.

Explores how the field moved beyond the limits of classification and nomenclature.

Offers insights into the growing specialization of scientific disciplines in the 1800s.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
01 April 2008
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29 February 2008

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