Finding Order in Nature
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-6389-9 (ISBN)
Since natural history emerged in the middle of the 18th century, it has been at the heart of the life sciences. It gave rise to the major organizing theory of life - evolution - and continues to be a vital science with impressive practical value. Central to ecology, agriculture, medicine and environmental science, natural history attracts enormous popular interest. In this work, Paul Farber traces the development of the naturalist tradition since the 18th century and considers its relationship to other research areas in the life sciences. Written for the general reader and student alike, the volume explores the adventures of early naturalists, the ideas that lay behind classification systems, the development of museums and zoos, and the range of motives that led collectors to collect. Farber also explores the importance of sociocultural contexts, institutional settings, and government funding in the story of this durable discipline.
Paul Lawrence Farber is the Oregon State University Distinguished Professor of History of Science and chair of the Department of History at Oregon State University.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Collecting, Classifying, and Interpreting Nature: Linnaeus and Buffon, 1735–1788
Chapter 2. New Specimens: Transforming Natural History into a Scientific Discipline, 1760–1840
Chapter 3. Comparing Structure: The Key to the Order of Nature, 1789–1848
Chapter 4. New Tools and Standard Practices, 1840–1859
Chapter 5. Darwin's Synthesis: The Theory of Evolution,1830–1882
Chapter 6. Studying Function: An Alternative Vision for the Science of Life, 1809–1900
Chapter 7. Victorian Fascination: The Golden Age of Natural History, 1880–1900
Chapter 8. New Synthesis: The Modern Theory of Evolution, 1900–1950
Chapter 9. The Naturalist as Generalist: E. O. Wilson, 1950–1994
Epilogue
Suggested Further Reading
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.9.2000 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Hopkins Introductions to the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine |
| Zusatzinfo | 7 Line drawings, black and white; 15 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 363 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8018-6389-9 / 0801863899 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-6389-9 / 9780801863899 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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