Theophrastus Initiates the Study of Botany
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Philosophy, Education, Literature, Publishing, Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Natural History, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: c. 320
Article abstract: The Greek scientist Theophrastus wrote The Causes of Plants and The History of Plants, initiating the study of botany.
Summary of Event
Peri phytikon historion (translated in Enquiry into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs, 1916; often designated by the Latin title, De historia plantarum) and Peri phytikon aition (partial translation in De Causis Plantarum, 1976) are the earliest substantial works of botany written in ancient Greek. They are most commonly referred to as The History...
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