America's Curious Botanist.America's Curious Botanist Nancy E. Hoffmann & John C. Van Horne Van Horne can refer to: People
American Philosophical Society American Philosophical Society, first scientific society in America, founded (1743) in Philadelphia. It was an outgrowth of the Junto formed (1727) by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was the first secretary of the society, and Thomas Hopkinson the first president. PO Box 40098, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387 0871692473 $40.00 1-800-821-7823 www.amphisoc.org Collaboratively compiled and edited by Nancy E. Hoffmann and John C. Van Horne, America's Curious Botanist: A Tercentennial ter·cen·ten·ni·al n. A tercentenary. adj. Tercentenary. Noun 1. tercentennial - the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) tercentenary, triennial Reappraisal Of John Bartram John Bartram (May 23, 1699 O.S., Darby, Pennsylvania - September 22, 1777, Philadelphia) was an American botanist. Carolus Linnaeus said he was the "greatest natural botanist".[1] Bartram was born into a Quaker farm family. 1699-1777 is an anthology of essays by learned authors, most of which were first presented to Philadelphia's Bartram tercentenary ter·cen·ten·a·ry n. pl. ter·cen·ten·a·ries A 300th anniversary or its celebration. adj. Of or relating to a span of 300 years or to a 300th anniversary. conference in May 1999, concerning the contributions John Bartram and his contemporaries made to 18th-century botany and natural science. A scattering of black-and-white illustrations enhance this scholarly compendium, which deftly explores the roots, flowering and fruitition of scientific inquiry. America's Curious Botanist is a welcome contribution to reference shelves concerning the history of science, and especially recommended for its insight into the life and works the determined and ever-inquisitive John Bartram. |
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