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Farber, Paul Lawrence, 1944-
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Natural history -- History.
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Finding order in nature : the naturalist tradition from Linnaeus to E.O. Wilson / Paul Lawrence Farber.
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Farber, Paul Lawrence, 1944-
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
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Natural history -- History.
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0801863899
0801863902 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
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Johns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of science
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x, 136 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Collecting, classifying, and interpreting nature: Linnaeus and Buffon, 1735-1788 -- New specimens: transforming natural history into a scientific discipline, 1760-1840 -- Comparing structure: the key to the order of nature, 1789-1848 -- New tools and standard practices, 1840-1859 -- Darwin's synthesis: the theory of evolution, 1830-1882 -- Studying function: an alternative vision for the science of life, 1809-1900 -- Victorian fascination: the golden age of natural history, 1880-1900 -- New synthesis: the modern theory of evolution, 1900-1950 -- The naturalist as generalist: E.O. Wilson, 1950-1994.
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