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The Aliveness of Plants: The Darwins at the Dawn of Plant Science

The Aliveness of Plants: The Darwins at the Dawn of Plant Science


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The Darwin family was instrumental in the history of botany. Their experiences illustrate the growing specialization and professionalization of science in the nineteenth century. The author shows how botany escaped the burdens of medicine, feminization and the sterility of classification and nomenclature to become a rigorous laboratory science.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Green Threads across the Ages: A Brief Perspective on the Darwins' Botany; Chapter 2 The Fortunes of the Darwins; Chapter 3 The Misfortunes of Botany; Chapter 4 Erasmus Darwin's Vision of the Future: Phytologia; Chapter 5 Charles Darwin's Evolutionary Period; Chapter 6 Charles Darwin's Physiological Period; Chapter 7 Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin and Differences with Von Sachs; Chapter 8 Francis Darwin, Cambridge and Plant Physiology; Chapter 9 Francis Darwin, Family and His Father's Memory; Chapter 10 Fortune's Favourites?; Chapter 11 Where Did the Green Threads Lead? The Botanical Legacy;

Review :
'This is the perfect book for every botanist to read and digest ... in fact it should be required reading for all biologists.' -- Marshall D Sundberg Plant Science Bulletin 'Ayres has a fine understanding of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century plant science, especially in Britain. He gives due attention to the rich interactions and personalities of no less than five generations of Darwins.' -- Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis British Journal for the History of Science 'The Aliveness of Plants offers an engaging discussion of issues in the past and current history of plant physiology. Throughout, Ayres's emphasis on biography makes the history a human story of individuals, jealousies, and misunderstandings, as well as of friendships and the networks through which ideas and projects circulated.' -- Ann Shteir ISIS 'Ayres comprehensively sums up the achievements of Darwinian plant science, successfully recreates the atmosphere of the times and assesses the personal strengths and frailties of each of the leading characters. All this is beautifully intertwined and placed in an enveloping framework of social and institutional change...The book is highly recommended.' -- Mike Jackson Annals of Botany


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781851969708
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Weight: 566 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1851969705
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Darwins at the Dawn of Plant Science
  • Width: 156 mm


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