Brethren of the Net: American Entomology, 1840-1880

by Conner Sorensen, W. Conner Sorenson, W. Conner Sorensen

Book Overview

Draws together information from diverse sources to illuminate an important chapter in the history of American science

Sorensen asks how it came about that, within the span of forty years, the American entomological community developed from a few gentlemen naturalists with primary links to Europe to a thriving scientific community exercising world leadership in entomological science. He investigates the relationship between American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817307559
• ISBN13: 9780817307554
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"