Allen, David Elliston (Author)
Ashgate Publishing
Physical Details: 314 pp., illus., index
Language: English
Description Contents includes discussions of medical education and the rise of the botanical field class, the Natural History Society of Edinburgh, The Victorian fern craze, botanical and biological societies, changing attitudes toward nature conservation, and biographies of Victorian naturalists.
Review Barrow, Mark V., Jr. (2002) Review of "Naturalists and Society: The Culture of Natural History in Britain, 1700-1900". Journal of the History of Biology (p. 610).
Review Ainley, Marianne Gosztonyi (2005) Review of "Naturalists and Society: The Culture of Natural History in Britain, 1700-1900". Annals of Science: The History of Science and Technology (p. 125).
Review Endersby, Jim (2004) Review of "Naturalists and Society: The Culture of Natural History in Britain, 1700-1900". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 108).
Review Ghiselin, Michael T. (2002) Review of "Naturalists and Society: The Culture of Natural History in Britain, 1700-1900". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences (p. 131).
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