Virtuoso by nature : : the scientific worlds of Francis Willughby FRS (1635-1672) / / edited by Tim Birkhead.
Francis Willughby together with John Ray revolutionized the study of natural history. They were motivated by the new philosophy of the mid 1600s and transformed natural history in to a rigorous area of study. Because Ray lived longer and more of his writings have survived, his reputation subsequentl...
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016. ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Emergence of Natural History
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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