Among the many interests of Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau was botany. These letters 'addressed to a lady' on the Linnaean system and the structure of plants came to the attention of Thomas Martyn, professor of botany at the University of Cambridge, who published a translation and continuation in 1785.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Author(s): Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Translator: Thomas Martyn
Number of pages: 562
Collection: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture