French Botany in the Enlightenment
The Ill-fated Voyages of La Pérouse and His Rescuers
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Botany, History
| Author: | R.L. Williams | ISBN: | 9789401701877 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | Publication: | June 29, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | R.L. Williams |
| ISBN: | 9789401701877 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
| Publication: | June 29, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
This volume completes a trilogy meant to be a commentary on the botanophilia that captured the literate public in 18th-century France. Enthusiastic public support for any governmental initiative likely to expand botanical knowledge was an expression of immense curiosity about the natural world beyond Europe. It amounted to a quest for universal knowledge that could benefit all mankind: useful knowledge that could improve the human condition in this life.
This volume completes a trilogy meant to be a commentary on the botanophilia that captured the literate public in 18th-century France. Enthusiastic public support for any governmental initiative likely to expand botanical knowledge was an expression of immense curiosity about the natural world beyond Europe. It amounted to a quest for universal knowledge that could benefit all mankind: useful knowledge that could improve the human condition in this life.
