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Chapter Six. The Inventory of Nature
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Timeline for Botany in China xvii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter One. How the Southern Mountain Tea Flower Became Camellia reticulata 9
- Chapter Two. The Historical Context of an Epistemic Transition 27
- Chapter Three. Nature, the Myriad Things, and Their Investigation 42
- Chapter Four. A New Language to Name and Describe Plants 56
- Chapter Five. Observing Nature, Practicing Science 75
- Chapter Six. The Inventory of Nature 100
- Chapter Seven. Botanical Illustration 117
- Chapter Eight. Spaces for Communicating and Informing 140
- Chapter Nine. Museums, Exhibitions, and Botanical Gardens 158
- Chapter Ten. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the Dawn Redwood 173
- Glossary 183
- Notes 197
- References 217
- Index 271
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Timeline for Botany in China xvii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter One. How the Southern Mountain Tea Flower Became Camellia reticulata 9
- Chapter Two. The Historical Context of an Epistemic Transition 27
- Chapter Three. Nature, the Myriad Things, and Their Investigation 42
- Chapter Four. A New Language to Name and Describe Plants 56
- Chapter Five. Observing Nature, Practicing Science 75
- Chapter Six. The Inventory of Nature 100
- Chapter Seven. Botanical Illustration 117
- Chapter Eight. Spaces for Communicating and Informing 140
- Chapter Nine. Museums, Exhibitions, and Botanical Gardens 158
- Chapter Ten. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the Dawn Redwood 173
- Glossary 183
- Notes 197
- References 217
- Index 271