French naturalist Michel Adanson (1727-1806) famously devised a “natural method” of plant classification, whose interpretation is still problematic. This essay traces its influences, from Buffon and Linnaeus to 18th-century philosophy and physics, but also underlines its originality and modernity.
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Editeur | HONORE CHAMPION |
Collection | SCIENCES TECHNIQUE |
Format | 15,5 X 23,5 CM |
No dans la collection | 0015 |
Nombre de volume | 1 |
Nombre de pages | 528 |
Type de reliure | BROCHÉ |
Date de publication | 23/01/2014 |
Lieu d'édition | PARIS |
Indic. sur auteur original | ADANSON (MICHEL) |
ISBN | 9782745326140 |
EAN13 | 9782745326140 |