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Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of Colonialism Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of Colonialism
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A History of British Reptiles A History of British Reptiles
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The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the county of Southampton. Vol. I-II The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the county of Southampton. Vol. I-II
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Author : White, Gilbert; Bell, Thomas (Ed.)
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A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico
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Author : Stone, A.; Sabrosky, C.W.; Wirth, W.W.; Foote, R.H.; Coulson, J.R.
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How to Know the Beetles: Pictured-keys for identifying many of the beetles which are most frequently seen, with aids for their study and with other helpful features How to Know the Beetles: Pictured-keys for identifying many of the beetles which are most frequently seen, with aids for their study and with other helpful features
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Author : Jaques, H.E.
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A History of British Butterflies A History of British Butterflies
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Flowering Plants of the Neotropics Flowering Plants of the Neotropics
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Author : Smith, N.; Mori, S.A.; Henderson, A.; Stevenson, D.W.; Heald, S.V. (Eds)
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Seasonal Movements of Summer Migrants Seasonal Movements of Summer Migrants
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Demystifying Orchid Pollination: Stories of sex, lies and obsession Demystifying Orchid Pollination: Stories of sex, lies and obsession
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The Birds of Berkshire The Birds of Berkshire
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Plant Galls (Naturalists' Handbooks 17) Plant Galls (Naturalists' Handbooks 17)
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The Biology of Butterflies The Biology of Butterflies
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Park and garden birds (Identification Chart) Park and garden birds (Identification Chart)
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Birds of Prey [and] Seabirds [and] Wildfowl [and] Waders (Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides) Birds of Prey [and] Seabirds [and] Wildfowl [and] Waders (Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guides)
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Acraea research 2 Acraea research 2
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The Seashore (New Naturalist 94) The Seashore (New Naturalist 94)
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A Monograph of the British Fossil Bivalved Entomostraca from the Carboniferous Formations:  Part 1. The Cypridinadae and their allies A Monograph of the British Fossil Bivalved Entomostraca from the Carboniferous Formations: Part 1. The Cypridinadae and their allies
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Pinguicula of Latin America Pinguicula of Latin America
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Flora Zambesiaca: Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca: Pteridophyta
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How Zoologists Organize Things: The Art of Classification

by Bainbridge, D.

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  • Catalogue No : 41170
  • ISBN : 9780711252264
  • Published : 2020
  • Cover : Hardback
  • Pages : 256

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Humankind's fascination with the animal kingdom began as a matter of survival - differentiating the edible from the toxic, the ferocious from the tractable. Since then, our compulsion to catalogue wildlife has played a key role in growing our understanding of the planet and ourselves, inspiring religious beliefs and evolving scientific theories. The book unveils wild truths and even wilder myths about animals, as perpetuated by zoologists - revealing how much more there is to learn, and unlearn. Long before Darwin, our ancestors were obsessed with the visual similarities and differences between the animals. Early scientists could sense there was an order that unified all life and formulated a variety of schemes to help illustrate this. This human quest to classify living beings has left us with a rich artistic legacy, from the folklore and religiosity of the ancient and Medieval world through the naturalistic cataloging of the Enlightenment to the modern, computer-generated classificatory labyrinth. This book tells the fascinating, visual story of this process. The wonderful zoological charts reflect prevailing artistic trends and scientific discoveries, as well as telling us as much about ourselves as they do about the creatures depicted.

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