Charles Bonnet and the Order of the Known

by Lorin W. Anderson

Book Overview

Charles Bonnet began his career as a naturalist, from an early age establishing a reputation as a careful observer. It is for those youthful observations, as well as for some suggestive speculations proposed relative to this field, that he is best remembered in English-speaking countries: regarding the taxonomic de- mands of natural history he refurbished the idea of a chain of beings; regarding the question of generation he marshaled evidence in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400977921
• ISBN13: 9789400977921
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"