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Ref NoEFP/094/1682/45
Finding NumberAQ 094/1682/45
TitleThe anatomy of plants· : With an idea of a philosophical history of plants, and several other lectures, read before the Royal Society· By Nehemiah Grew M.D. Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the College of Physicians
LevelItem
Date1682
DescriptionIdea of a phytological history propounded together with a continuation of the anatomy of vegetables; Anatomy of vegetables begun; Comparative anatomy of trunks
Place of publication from Wing.; Imprimatur on leaf [A]1v: At a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society, Feb. 22. 1681/2 Dr. Grew having read several lectures of the anatomy of plants, ... it is therefore ordreed, that he be desired, to cause them to be prited together in one volume. Chr. Wren. P.R.S.; Includes reissues of previously published treatises by Grew, " much revised" (Henrey, Blanche, vol.1, pp.135-140); Includes: "An idea of a philosophical history of plants", 2d ed.; "The anatomy of plants, begun", 2d ed.; "The anatomy of roots", 2d ed.; "The anatomy of trunks", 2d ed.; "The anatomy of leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds."; "Several lectures read before the Royal Society"; each section has special t.p.; The final unpaginated leaves contain an index and an explication of the tables.; The plates are numbered, using both arabic and roman numeration.; Signatures: [A][sup]4[sup] a[sup]4[sup] B-2I[sup]4[sup] 2K[sup]2[sup] 2L-2X[sup]4[sup] 2Y-3C[sup]2.; Microfilm.; R10887.
AuthorGrew, Nehemiah, 1641-1712
SubjectBotany -- Anatomy; Botany -- Pre-Linnean works; Physics; Chemistry
Physical Description[22], 24, [10], 212, [4], 221-304, [20] p., 83 leaves of plates ; 2j.
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
Publisher[London] : Printed by W. Rawlins, for the author, 1682.
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