Author: John M'Clelland
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781390921304
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Excerpt from Calcutta Journal of Natural History, and Miscellany of the Arts and Sciences in India, 1845, Vol. 5: Geology and Zoology; Botany Whatever may be thought of the practical applications of Natural History, they ought to assume a very important character in this country at the present crisis, whether we regard them as accessory to improved education, or as a means of improving the national resources. In our last Number, we referred to the employment of magnesian limestone, - a common mountain rock in certain parts of the country, -as a material for the production of Epsom Salt. We have since become acquainted with the fact, that in consequence of the comparatively high price of the imported article, Glauber Salt is largely introduced to India, crystallized in imitation of Epsom Salt, for which it is sold by wholesale, a circumstance which (although there may be nothing very dissimilar in the properties of the two articles) in our opinion, ought to weigh greatly in deter mining the adoption of such measures as may be reason ably suggested for improving the supply of such things from our own resources, were it for no other reason than to check such practices as the one adverted to. The question presents itself to us in a different point of view from that of its mere relation to medicine. 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.
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Author: John McClelland
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 9781104075514
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author: Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351651498
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 3591
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From the Foreword Umberto Quattrocchi has brought us some amazing and useful works through the various dictionaries that he has compiled. This time it is for two very important plant families the palms and the cycads that are synthesized here in these two volumes. Each entry is fascinating not just for the botany and full nomenclature of the plant species but for all the associated uses, folklore and interactions with other organisms. ...These entries are fascinating glimpses of natural history. ... Botanists, conservationists, ethnobotanists, anthropologists, geographers, bird watchers, naturalists, historians and those of many other disciplines will find these volumes a most valuable and useful resource. It is the sort of book that will be in frequent use in my library. ----- Professor Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, VMH, Former Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Following the same format as Umberto Quattrocchi’s highly praised and well-used previous works, The CRC World Dictionary of Palms: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology brings together the vast and scattered literature on palms and cycads to provide better access to information on these economically important plants. Each genus and species has a detailed morphological description and includes a list of synonyms and vernacular names in many languages. Bibliographies accompany each entry which are comprehensive, up-to-date and multi-lingual. The detailed information for every entry on habitats, economic uses, historical and biographical data, botanical exploration, and linguistics will be useful for any library involved with botany, herbal medicine, pharmacognosy, medicinal and natural product chemistry, ecology, ethnobotany, systematics, general plant science, agriculture or horticulture. Umberto Quattrocchi is the author of the bestselling CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, winner of the prestigious Hanbury Botanical Garden Award. His most recent multi-volume work, CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants, received strong praise as being "... an unparalleled starting place—a tool of first resort for any thoughtful researcher. Quattrocchi and CRC have delivered a dictionary like no other, a learned finger pointing in the right direction." —John de la Parra, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from Economic Botany, Vol. 68, 2014
Author: Great Britain. Patent Office. Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Author: Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482250640
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 4038
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Written as a reference to be used within University, Departmental, Public, Institutional, Herbaria, and Arboreta libraries, this book provides the first starting point for better access to data on medicinal and poisonous plants. Following on the success of the author's CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names and the CRC World Dictionary of Grasses, the author provides the names of thousands of genera and species of economically important plants. It serves as an indispensable time-saving guide for all those involved with plants in medicine, food, and cultural practices as it draws on a tremendous range of primary and secondary sources. This authoritative lexicon is much more than a dictionary. It includes historical and linguistic information on botany and medicine throughout each volume.
Author: John M'Clelland
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267645923
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Excerpt from The Calcutta Journal of Natural History, Vol. 1 Theodore E. Cantor, esq.dm.d Corresponding member of the Zoological and Entomological Societies of London, gc. 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.
Author: Stephen Case
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ISBN: 1009237683
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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It has been said that being scientific in Victorian England meant to be as much like John Herschel as possible. This volume shows readers what it meant to be John Herschel (1792-1871), one of England's most prominent polymaths. Drawing on his published oeuvre and recent scholarship, as well as an immense amount of surviving archival material and correspondence, these essays present the first ever comprehensive account of Herschel's life, work, and legacy. From mathematics and astronomy, to philosophy and politics, the volume sheds new light on his crucial role in the history of Victorian science and explores a wide array of issues in the history of nineteenth-century culture, philosophy, mathematics, and beyond.
Author: American Philosophical Society. Library
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Languages : en
Pages : 412
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