Kingdom of Ants: José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World by Edward O. Wilson; José M. Gómez Durán - 2010-09-28

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Pages: x, 99 p.One of the earliest New World naturalists, José Celestino Mutis began his professional life as a physician in Spain and ended it as a scientist and natural philosopher in modern-day Colombia. Drawing on new translations of Mutis's nearly forgotten writings, this fascinating story of scientific adventure in eighteenth-century South America retrieves Mutis's contributions from obscurity.
In 1760, the 28-year-old Mutis—newly appointed as the personal physician of the Viceroy of the New Kingdom of Granada—embarked on a 48-year exploration of the natural world of northern South America. His thirst for knowledge led Mutis to study the region's flora, become a professor of mathematics, construct the first astronomical observatory in the Western Hemisphere, and amass one of the largest scientific libraries in the world. He translated Newton's writings and penned essays about Copernicus; lectured extensively on astronomy, geography, and meteorology; and eventually became a priest. But, as… Read More

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010-11-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with small scuff on front cover. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

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