In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants 0300247915, 9780300247916

In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants [1 ed.] 2022942256, 9780300247916

Collections of preserved plant specimens, known as herbaria, have existed for nearly five centuries. These pressed and l

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In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants 9780300271409

How herbaria illuminate the past and future of plant science Collections of preserved plant specimens, known as herbaria

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The History of the World in 100 Plants 9781398505490, 9781398505483

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Herbarium: The Quest to Preserve & Classify the World’s Plants 9781643260525

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The Wisconsin Historical Society : Collecting, Preserving, and Sharing Stories Since 1846 [1 ed.] 9780870206924, 9780870206917

Explore the storied history of this grand Wisconsin treasure - the Wisconsin Historical Society, older than the state it

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Pressed Plants: Making a Herbarium 9780772680570, 9780772680563, 0772680574

A compact and contemporary guide to collecting, drying and storing plant specimens—suitable for both professional resear

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Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World 9780674043275

In the 18th century, bioprospectors sponsored by European imperial powers brought back medicines, luxuries, and staples

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Collecting the World: Hans Sloane and the Origins of the British Museum 9780674982789

In 1759 the British Museum opened its doors to the public—the first free national museum in the world. James Delbourgo r

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Life's Devices: The Physical World of Animals and Plants 9780691209494

This entertaining and informative book describes how living things bump up against non-biological reality. "My immo

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Things hidden since the foundation of the world 0804722153, 9780804722155

An astonishing work of cultural criticism, this book is widely recognized as a brilliant and devastating challenge to co

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