The importance of naming and categorizing nature has its roots in the biblical Genesis, as does the problematic view of mans domination over it. Farber (history, Oregon State U.) traces the scientific study of the natural world from its 18th century...Lasīt vairāk
Since emerging as a discipline in the middle of the eighteenth century, natural history has been at the heart of the life sciences. It gave rise to the major organizing theory of life -- evolution -- and continues to be a vital science with impres...Lasīt vairāk
