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MÜLLER-WILLE, S. Botanik und weltweiter Handel: Zur Begründung eines Natürlichen Systems der Pflanzen durch Carl von Linné (1707–78) . ( Studien zur Theorie der Biologie vol. 3) Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung, Berlin: 1999. Pp 351; illustrated. Price DM 48. ISBN 3-86135-350-4 (paperback). TAMMIKSAAR, E. Findbuch zum Nachlass Karl Ernst von Baer (1792–1876). (Berichte und Arbeiten aus der Universitätsbibliothek und dem Universitätsarchiv Giessen vol. 50). Universitätsbibliothek der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen: 1999. Pp 168; illustrated. Price not given. ISSN 0935-3410 (paperback).

MÜLLER-WILLE, S. Botanik und weltweiter Handel: Zur Begründung eines Natürlichen Systems der... Archives of natural history 28 (1): 149-156. 2001 © The Society for the History of Natural History YANNI, C. Nature's London: 1999. Victorian science and the architecture of display. The Athlone Press, Price £ 45. ISBN 0-485-004505-4 (hardback). museums: Pp 199; illustrated. Carla Yanni lectures in art history at Rutgers University, and she uses her expertise in design to explore the history and development of the architecture of natural history museums in nineteenth century Britain. Her analysis seeks to demonstrate that museum architecture helped to define 'nature' and to present it in various guises to the Victorian public at a time when science as a secular profession was beginning to emerge. This book is a formidable academic achievement, yet it is also a highly readable account, with several light and humorous touches. The introduction immediately sets the tone, reference being made to Caroline Owen's diary entry in November 1849 which noted the death of the rhinoceros belonging to the Zoological Society of London, and the receipt of "a quantity of rhinoceros (defunct) on the premises" of the Royal College of Surgeons. As Yanni remarks "Mrs Owen's nonchalance may surprise us today, since dead rhinos hardly ever find their http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Natural History Edinburgh University Press

MÜLLER-WILLE, S. Botanik und weltweiter Handel: Zur Begründung eines Natürlichen Systems der Pflanzen durch Carl von Linné (1707–78) . ( Studien zur Theorie der Biologie vol. 3) Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung, Berlin: 1999. Pp 351; illustrated. Price DM 48. ISBN 3-86135-350-4 (paperback). TAMMIKSAAR, E. Findbuch zum Nachlass Karl Ernst von Baer (1792–1876). (Berichte und Arbeiten aus der Universitätsbibliothek und dem Universitätsarchiv Giessen vol. 50). Universitätsbibliothek der Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen: 1999. Pp 168; illustrated. Price not given. ISSN 0935-3410 (paperback).

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Archives of natural history 28 (1): 149-156. 2001 © The Society for the History of Natural History YANNI, C. Nature's London: 1999. Victorian science and the architecture of display. The Athlone Press, Price £ 45. ISBN 0-485-004505-4 (hardback). museums: Pp 199; illustrated. Carla Yanni lectures in art history at Rutgers University, and she uses her expertise in design to explore the history and development of the architecture of natural history museums in nineteenth century Britain. Her analysis seeks to demonstrate that museum architecture helped to define 'nature' and to present it in various guises to the Victorian public at a time when science as a secular profession was beginning to emerge. This book is a formidable academic achievement, yet it is also a highly readable account, with several light and humorous touches. The introduction immediately sets the tone, reference being made to Caroline Owen's diary entry in November 1849 which noted the death of the rhinoceros belonging to the Zoological Society of London, and the receipt of "a quantity of rhinoceros (defunct) on the premises" of the Royal College of Surgeons. As Yanni remarks "Mrs Owen's nonchalance may surprise us today, since dead rhinos hardly ever find their

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