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The story of the universe. Volume 3 (of 4)

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Nature, Gardens & Animals

The story of the universe. Volume 3 (of 4)

Esther Singleton

441 pages~8 hr 47 min read40 chapters$4.99
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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.

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40 chapters

  1. 1THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
  2. 2ILLUSTRATIONS
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSE
  5. 5THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM —David Robertson
  6. 6FLORA OF THE EARLY MESOZOIC —Sir J. William Dawson
  7. 7EXISTING LIFE-FORMS OF PLANTS —Edward Clodd
  8. 8PLANT GEOGRAPHY —Louis Figuier
  9. 9ZONES OF VEGETATION —M. J. Schleiden
  10. 10PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS —Alexander von Humboldt
  11. 11THE GENESIS OF FLOWERS —Alexander S. Wilson
  12. 12LIFE HISTORY OF PLANTS —E. W. Prevost
  13. 13LIFE-FORMS OF PLANTS —Edward Clodd
  14. 14CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS —Louis Figuier
  15. 15FRUITS AND SEEDS —Lord Avebury
  16. 16LEAVES —R. Lloyd Praeger
  17. 17WIND-FERTILIZED FLOWERS —Alexander S. Wilson
  18. 18MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS —David Robertson

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