Kew Gardens: Or, a Popular Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew

by William Jackson Hooker

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The eminent British botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) expanded and developed the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew into a world-leading centre of research and conservation. Appointed its first full-time director in 1841, Hooker came to Kew following a highly successful period in the chair of botany at Glasgow University. He quickly began to extend the gardens, arranging for the building of the now famous Palm House and establishing the Museum...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1108065457

ISBN13:9781108065450

Release Date:September 2013

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.46 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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