Sex, Botany and Empire: The Story of Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks

Patricia Fara

janv. 2004 · Icon Books

À propos de cet e-book

"Enticing ... with a sharp eye for 18th-century mores, this is an engrossing exploration of the growth of the British Empire." Good Book Guide

À propos de l'auteur

Patricia Fara is a Fellow of Clare College at the University of Cambridge where she teaches history of science. She is an expert on magnetism in the eighteenth century, and has also written and lectured widely on scientific portraits, the northern lights and international exploration. Her most recent book, Science: A Four Thousand Year History, shows how science has always belonged to the practical world of war, politics, and business.