John Ray, Naturalist His Life and Works |
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| Author:
| Raven, Charles |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-00466-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $66.99 |
Book Description:
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John Ray was a seventeenth-century naturalist with the deepest respect for intellectual integrity, honest exploration of nature, and the role of theology and scientific endeavour. This superb 1942 biography reassesses the pivotal contributions of this brilliant but undervalued scientist and examines Ray's profound influence on the development of science.
John Ray was a seventeenth-century naturalist with the deepest respect for intellectual integrity, honest exploration of nature, and the role of theology and scientific endeavour. This superb 1942 biography reassesses the pivotal contributions of this brilliant but undervalued scientist and examines Ray's profound influence on the development of science.