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The Metamorphosis of Plants
The Metamorphosis of Plants
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Metamorphosis of Plants, originally published in 1790, was Goethe's first major attempt to describe what he called in a letter to a friend "the truth about the how of the organism." Inspired by the diversity of flora he found on a journey to Italy, Goethe sought a unity of form in diverse structures. He came to see in the leaf ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262013093
ISBN-10: 0262013096
Publication Date: 9/30/2009
Pages: 155
Edition: 1
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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