Discovering Birds: The Emergence of Ornithology As a Scientific Discipline, 1760-1850 First edition in as new

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Discovering Birds: The Emergence of Ornithology As a Scientific Discipline, 1760-1850 First edition in as newPaul Lawrence Farber rejects the view that eighteenth century natural history disappeared with the rise of nineteenth century biology. In this penetrating case study of the history of ornithology, Farber demonstrates interesting continuities: as natural history evolved into individual sciences (botany, geology, and zoology) and specialties (entomology and ichthyology), the study of birds emerged as a distinct scientific discipline that remained