Fifty plants that changed the course of history
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Fifty plants that changed the course of history
David & Charles, c2010
- : hardback
大学図書館所蔵 全1件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
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注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Of course, we are entirely dependent on plants for our food
and the air we breathe, but did you know that 5,000 mature English oak trees
were used in the construction of Admiral Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, or that
sweet peas were involved in the birth of the science of genetics? King Cotton
was the driver of the slave trade, which was the first domino to fall in the American
Revolution, and cotton was also the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. These,
and many other extraordinary facts in Fifty
Plants that Changed the Course of History, highlight the dynamic ways in
which plants have influenced human history.
This beautifully designed and illustrated volume provides an
engaging guide to the fifty key plants that have had the most impact on human
history. Packed full of information, the book includes details about the
habitat and characteristics of each plant, fact boxes, full colour photographs and
lovely botanical illustrations. Weaving together strands of economic, political
and agricultural history, each entry is a fascinating look at the most
influential plants known to mankind.
目次
Including 1 Potato 2 Rice 3 Wheat 4 Banana 5 Cacao... 46 Sunflower 47 Palm (Oil) 48 Kola nut 49 Kastor 50 Henna
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