Green Laurels,The Lives and Achievements of the Great Naturalists

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Green Laurels,The Lives and Achievements of the Great Naturalists

Entry/Object ID

L1992.5.40

Description

Green Laurels, The Lives and Achievements of the Great Naturalists tells the story of the discovery of the living world. The book includes noted scientists starting with Aristotle and numerous others through ages up through Audubon and Darwin. Subjects discussed include the invention of the microscope, encyclopedias, field trips and expeditions, and Darwin's theory of evolution. This book has a handwritten note in which A. A. Granovsky gave the book to his son, Theodore, from his personal library on December, 1968. 368/Hardbound/illustrations/Photographs/Tables.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Inventions, Microscopes

Search Terms

Botany, Zoology, Herbalists, Microscope, Entomologists, Lamarack, Audubon, John James, Darwin, Charles, Ornithology, European, North American, Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Cultural, Natural Science

Book Details

Author

Peattie, Donald Culross

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1936

Call No.

NatHist PE

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John J. Audobon

Person or Organization

Charles Darwin

Person or Organization

Aristotle