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Introduction. The languages of nature : an overview
Botany's beautiful arrangement : Almira Phelps and Enlightenment science
The pressure of hidden causes : Margaret Fuller and Romantic science
The noble designs of nature : Susan Fenimore Cooper, natural science, and the picturesque aesthetic
Spiders, ants, and carnivorous plants : Mary Treat and evolutionary science
Epilogue. Human homes in nature's household : the emergence of a conservation ethic.
Botany's beautiful arrangement : Almira Phelps and Enlightenment science
The pressure of hidden causes : Margaret Fuller and Romantic science
The noble designs of nature : Susan Fenimore Cooper, natural science, and the picturesque aesthetic
Spiders, ants, and carnivorous plants : Mary Treat and evolutionary science
Epilogue. Human homes in nature's household : the emergence of a conservation ethic.