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100 1 _aDarwin, Erasmus,
_d1731-1802
245 1 4 _aThe Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Botanic_Garden
500 _aRelease date is 2006-01-01
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Robert Shimmin and PG Distributed Proofreaders
520 _a"The Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation" by Erasmus Darwin is a poem published in 1791. This groundbreaking work combines poetry with science, celebrating technological innovation and exploring cosmic mysteries. Darwin uses vivid, sexualized language borrowed from Linnaeus to make botany captivating for general readers. The poem argues that humans and plants share fundamental connections through sexual reproduction and evolution—ideas his grandson Charles would later develop. By rendering scientific discovery in heroic verse, Darwin pioneered popular science writing, transforming complex botanical knowledge into accessible entertainment that sparked public fascination with the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNatural history
653 _aPlants -- Poetry
653 _aPortland Vase
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9612
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