The philosophy of botany, being botanical and philosophical extracts, including : A new illustration of the sexual system of Linneæus. By Robert John Thornton, M.D. late of Trinity College, Cambridge Physician to the General Dispensary: Fellow of the London Botanical Society[,] Lecturer on Medical Botany at Guy's Hospital[,] author of Medical extracts on the nature of health: and.
| Author/creator | Thornton, Robert John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1799. |
| Description | 2 volumes,plates : portraits ; 2⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus |
| General note | Double-page title. |
| General note | Another configuration of 'New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus'. |
| General note | 'The work was advertised in 1797, and seems to have been issued in parts at twenty-five shillings each between 1799 and 1807. In its best state it is a very splendid work, .. but its bibliography is very difficult, hardly two copies being alike' (DNB). |
| General note | Vol. 2 is entitled: 'Book second A botanical and philosophical enquiry respecting roots'. |
| General note | Title from double-page title (engraved). |
| General note | Another configuration of "New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus". ... Vol. 2 is entitled: Book second A botanical and philosophical enquiry respecting roots. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, N62425. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Poems. |