The Wardian Case

How A Simple Box Moved Plants And Changed The World

by Luke Keogh
language: english
Publisher: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, October of 2020 ‧
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In 1829, surgeon and amateur naturalist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward placed soil, dried leaves, and the pupa of a sphinx moth into a sealed glass bottle, intending to observe the moth hatch. Ward created traveling glazed cases that would be able to transport plants around the world.

The Wardian Case

How A Simple Box Moved Plants And Changed The World

by Luke Keogh

Property Description
ISBN: 9781842467190
Publisher: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS
Release Date: October of 2020
Language: English
Dimensions: 155 x 230 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Format: Book
Collection: Kew Pocketbooks
Categories: Books in English > History > Story
EAN: 9781842467190

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