by María Paz Martín Ferrero · Historia 16 : Quorum. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476790502
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«Celestino Mutis» is the biography that María Paz Martín Ferrero devoted to José Celestino Mutis (Historia 16-Quorum, paperback, 159 pages, in Spanish).
Biography of José Celestino Mutis (1732-1808), Spanish botanist, physician and priest, focused on his scientific work in America during the 18th century. The book follows his expeditions and studies of American flora and fauna, and places his figure in the science of the time, underlining the influence of his work on the natural knowledge of the continent.
It belongs to the Protagonistas de América collection and was published in 1987. It includes bibliographic references on pages 157-158.
A reading for those interested in biographies of naturalists and in the scientific history of America.
