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The story of the universe. Volume 3 (of 4)
Esther Singleton
Green things take the stage in volume three, as leading naturalists trace the plant kingdom from ancient Mesozoic forests to the vegetation zones that band the modern globe. Esther Singleton's anthology gives botany its chorus of expert voices, mapping how flora spread and changed. A rich survey of the living green world. Follow plants across continents and ages.
Every copy includes a printable PDF edition, a beautifully typeset book you can print, mark up in the margins, and keep on your shelf. Yours the moment you own it.
40 chapters
- 1THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
- 2ILLUSTRATIONS
- 3CONTENTS
- 4THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
- 5THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM —David Robertson
- 6FLORA OF THE EARLY MESOZOIC —Sir J. William Dawson
- 7EXISTING LIFE-FORMS OF PLANTS —Edward Clodd
- 8PLANT GEOGRAPHY —Louis Figuier
- 9ZONES OF VEGETATION —M. J. Schleiden
- 10PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS —Alexander von Humboldt
- 11THE GENESIS OF FLOWERS —Alexander S. Wilson
- 12LIFE HISTORY OF PLANTS —E. W. Prevost
- 13LIFE-FORMS OF PLANTS —Edward Clodd
- 14CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS —Louis Figuier
- 15FRUITS AND SEEDS —Lord Avebury
- 16LEAVES —R. Lloyd Praeger
- 17WIND-FERTILIZED FLOWERS —Alexander S. Wilson
- 18MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS —David Robertson
+ 22 more. The full contents open with the book.
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