Book ID: CBB458639318

Botanical Treasures: Objects from the Herbarium and Library of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2014)

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This book celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Herbarium and Library building, opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 29 June 1964, by providing a glimpse of some of the treasures in the collections it was build to house."--Page 9.

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Review Maura Flannery (2016) Review of "Botanical Treasures: Objects from the Herbarium and Library of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh". Archives of Natural History (pp. 175-176). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Jenkins, Bill
Ayres, P. G.
Wendy McGlashan
Martin A. Sidor
Peter B. Logan
Nyberg, Kenneth
Journals
Archives of Natural History
Science in Context
Revue d'Histoire des Sciences
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Publishers
Voltaire Foundation
University of Chicago Press
Università degli Studi
Edinburgh University Press
Ashgate Publishing
Ashgate
Concepts
Natural history
Botany
Gardens
Evolution
Chemistry
Societies; institutions; academies
People
Walker, John
Kay, John
Hope, Thomas Charles
Monro (Tertius), Alexander
Barclay, John
Balfour, Isaac Bayley
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Enlightenment
21st century
Places
Edinburgh
Philadelphia, PA
Scotland
Great Britain
Africa
Königsberg
Institutions
Wernerian Natural History Society
University of Edinburgh
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