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Erasmus Darwin's Gardens: Medicine, Agriculture and the Sciences in the Eighteenth Century

Contributor(s): Elliott, Paul A (Author)

ISBN: 9781783276103

Publisher: Boydell Press

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Pub Date: June 18, 2021

Dewey: 508.092

LCCN: 2021287976

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 9.60" L x 6.80" W ( 1.90 lbs) 366 pages

BISAC Categories:

History | Modern | 18th Century | Science | Nature | General

Series: Garden and Landscape History

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Description: This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles, and demonstrates the ways in which his landscape experiences transformed his understanding of nature.

Brief description: PAUL ELLIOTT is Professor of Modern History at the University of Derby.

Review Quotes: [An] important addition to Erasmus Darwin scholarship.-- "Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer"

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