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List of members in v. 2-9, 13, 22-27, 31, 36, 42, 46, etc.
List of members in v. 2-9, 13, 22-27, 31, 36, 42, 46, etc.
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Interposed between the natural world in all its diversity and the edited form in which we encounter it in literature, imagery and the museum, lie the multiple practices of the naturalists in selecting, recording and preserving the specimens from which our world view is to be reconstituted. The factors that weigh at every stage are here dissected, analysed and set within a historical narrative that spans more than five centuries. During that era, every aspect evolved and changed, as engagement with nature moved from a speculative pursuit heavily influenced by classical scholarship to a systematic science, drawing on advanced theory and technology. Far from being neutrally objective, the proce...
Excerpt from The Flora of Cardiff: A Descriptive List of the Indigenous Plants Found in the District of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, With a List of the Other British and Exotic Species, Found on Cardiff Ballast Hills This is intended as a Hand-book to the indigenous plants found in the Eastern half of Glamorganshire, which forms the district of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society. The boundaries are thus described in their First Annual Report, 1868. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.