Edward Lhwyd : c.1660-1709, Naturalist, Antiquary, Philologist
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Scientists of Wales
ISBN-10
178683782X
ISBN-13
9781786837820
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 15th, 2022
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
450 grams
Dimensions
13.80 x 21.70 x 2.20 cms
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The first full-length biography of Edward Lhwyd, this is an important contribution to the history of science in the fields of botany, palaeontology and linguistics.
A critical biography of an influential seventeenth-century Welsh intellectual.
Edward Lhwyd, an illegitimate son of a father ruined by the English Civil War, made his own way in the world, finally laying the foundation for modern Celtic studies. A competent botanist as a child, he spent his collegiate days at Oxford University in the Botanical Garden before being appointed the second keeper of the newly established Ashmolean Museum. This biography traces the development of his wide-ranging research interests beginning with botany and paleontology and leading into antiquarian studies and Celtic languages. Developing his own scientific method based on naturalistic observation, Lhwyd left an indelible mark on the history of science.
Edward Lhwyd, an illegitimate son of a father ruined by the English Civil War, made his own way in the world, finally laying the foundation for modern Celtic studies. A competent botanist as a child, he spent his collegiate days at Oxford University in the Botanical Garden before being appointed the second keeper of the newly established Ashmolean Museum. This biography traces the development of his wide-ranging research interests beginning with botany and paleontology and leading into antiquarian studies and Celtic languages. Developing his own scientific method based on naturalistic observation, Lhwyd left an indelible mark on the history of science.
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