Letters on the Elements of Botany. Addressed to a Lady, Paperback/Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Among the many interests of Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau was botany. These letters 'addressed to a lady' on the Linnaean system and the structure of plants came to the attention of Thomas Martyn, professor of botany at the University of Cambridge, who published a translation and continuation in 1785. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Jean-Jacques Rousseau Translator: Thomas Martyn Number of pages: 562 Collection: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture Publication date: 2017 Dimensions: 220 x 140 x 35 Cover type: Paperback / softback