The Wardian case how a simple box moved plants and changed the world /
"In 1829, surgeon and amateur naturalist Nathanial Bagshaw Ward discovered that plants enclosed in airtight glass cases could survive for long periods without watering. After four years of growing plants under glass in his London home, Ward created traveling glazed cases that he hoped would be...
| Main Author: | Keogh, Luke, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chicago : Richmond, Surrey, UK :
University of Chicago Press ; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
[2020]
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| Physical Description: |
265 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), graph, maps (1 color), portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | SB417 .K46 2020 |
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