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A Dictionary of Botanical Terms
John Stevens Henslow (1796–1861) was a botanist and geologist. As teacher, mentor and friend to Charles Darwin, it was his introduction that secured for Darwin the post of …
Letters To The Farmers Of Suffolk
The Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany
Henslow's importance as Darwin's mentor is well established. He recommended Darwin for the post of naturalist on the Beagle and also encouraged him to read Lyell's pivotal geology …
The Teaching of Science in Cambridge
This volume contains five pamphlets which illustrate the world in which Charles Darwin moved in Cambridge, and the slow development of life and earth sciences as subjects of …
A Catalogue of British Plants
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original …
Flora of Suffolk
An influential professor of botany at Cambridge, John Stevens Henslow (1796–1861) revived his department and helped develop the current University Botanical Garden for study, …
Flora of Suffolk: a Catalogue of the Plants Found in a Wild State in the County of Suffolk
The Flora of Suffolk was the definitive guide to the flora of the English county of Suffolk. Published in 1860 the volume lists the entire known flora of Suffolk. It was compiled …
Selected Papers, 1821–38
Professor of botany from 1825 until his death, John Stevens Henslow (1796–1861) revived and greatly advanced the study of plants at Cambridge. His influence helped to make the …
A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Mineralogy
John Stevens Henslow (1796–1861), a student of Adam Sedgwick, became Professor of Mineralogy at Cambridge in 1822. He soon moved to a chair in Botany, and became a teacher and …
A Catalogue of British Plants Arranged According to the Natural System
In 1829, botany had much to prove. A prominent lecturer, John Lindley, noted that 'it has been very much the fashion of late years, in this country, to undervalue the importance of …