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Kingdom of Ants : José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World by José M. Gómez Durán and Edward O. Wilson (2010, Hardcover)

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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801897858

ISBN-139780801897856

eBay Product ID (ePID)102959678

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Book TitleKingdom of Ants : José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World

Number of Pages120 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicAnimals / Insects & Spiders, Environmentalists & Naturalists, History, Life Sciences / Biology, Science & Technology

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorJosé M. Gómez Durán, Edward O. Wilson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-011046

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsEdward O. Wilson, one of those rare scientists who can make biology and science history not only readable but entertaining, has written a book that holds the reader's attention from beginning to end., A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information., ""A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information."", By coupling excerpts from Mutis's forgotten diaries with recent findings on ant eating habits, reproductive behaviors, and emigration patterns, the authors give new relevance to one of the New World's oldest natural history studies. This interesting writing technique helps readers understand the continual nature of the process of scientific inquiry.

Dewey Decimal595.79/6092

Table Of ContentPrologue 1. Who Was Mutis? 2. The Making of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist 3. The Scientific Contributions of José Celestino Mutis 4. Mutis Seeks Advice 5. Mutis Begins His Study of Ants 6. Ants Are Transported by Ships 7. Ant Plants and Plant Ants 8. Mutis Learns about the Mule-Train (Leafcutter) Ants 9. Unending Struggles against the Mule-Train Ants 10. Ant Wars 11. Mutis Solves the Mystery of the Nomadic Pataloas 12. Mutis Measures the Size of an Army-Ant Colony 13. Mutis Tracks the Armies of Ants 14. Mutis Studies the Gender of Ants and Makes an Amazing Discovery 15. Mutis' Other Ants 16. How Good a Scientist Was Mutis? Epilogue Acknowledgments

SynopsisOne of the earliest New World naturalists, JosCelestino Mutis began his professional life as a physician in Spain and ended it as a scientist and natural philosopher in modern--day Colombia. Drawing on new translations of Mutis's nearly forgotten writings, this fascinating story of scientific adventure in eighteenth--century South America ......, One of the earliest New World naturalists, José Celestino Mutis began his professional life as a physician in Spain and ended it as a scientist and natural philosopher in modern-day Colombia. Drawing on new translations of Mutis's nearly forgotten writings, this fascinating story of scientific adventure in eighteenth-century South America retrieves Mutis's contributions from obscurity. In 1760, the 28-year-old Mutis--newly appointed as the personal physician of the Viceroy of the New Kingdom of Granada--embarked on a 48-year exploration of the natural world of northern South America. His thirst for knowledge led Mutis to study the region's flora, become a professor of mathematics, construct the first astronomical observatory in the Western Hemisphere, and amass one of the largest scientific libraries in the world. He translated Newton's writings and penned essays about Copernicus; lectured extensively on astronomy, geography, and meteorology; and eventually became a priest. But, as two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward O. Wilson and Spanish natural history scholar José M. Gómez Durán reveal in this enjoyable and illustrative account, one of Mutis's most magnificent accomplishments involved ants. Acting at the urging of Carl Linnaeus--the father of taxonomy--shortly after he arrived in the New Kingdom of Granada, Mutis began studying the ants that swarmed everywhere. Though he lacked any entomological training, Mutis built his own classification for the species he found and named at a time when New World entomology was largely nonexistent. His unorthodox catalog of army ants, leafcutters, and other six-legged creatures found along the banks of the Magdalena provided a starting point for future study. Wilson and Durán weave a compelling, fast-paced story of ants on the march and the eighteenth-century scientist who followed them. A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information., One of the earliest New World naturalists, JosCelestino Mutis began his professional life as a physician in Spain and ended it as a scientist and natural philosopher in modern--day Colombia. Drawing on new translations of Mutis's nearly forgotten writings, this fascinating story of scientific adventure in eighteenth--century South America retrieves Mutis's contributions from obscurity.In 1760, the 28--year--old Mutis -- newly appointed as the personal physician of the Viceroy of the New Kingdom of Granada -- embarked on a 48--year exploration of the natural world of northern South America. His thirst for knowledge led Mutis to study the region's flora, become a professor of mathematics, construct the first astronomical observatory in the Western Hemisphere, and amass one of the largest scientific libraries in the world. He translated Newton's writings and penned essays about Copernicus; lectured extensively on astronomy, geography, and meteorology; and eventually became a priest. But, as two--time Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward O. Wilson and Spanish natural history scholar JosM. Gmez Durn reveal in this enjoyable and illustrative account, one of Mutis's most magnificent accomplishments involved ants. Acting at the urging of Carl Linnaeus -- the father of taxonomy -- shortly after he arrived in Granada, Mutis began studying the ants that swarmed everywhere. Though he lacked any entomological training, Mutis built his own classification for the species he found and named at a time when New World entomology was largely nonexistent. His unorthodox catalog of army ants, leafcutters, and other six--legged creatures found along the banks of the Magdalena provided a starting point for future study.Wilson and Durn weave a compelling, fast--paced story of ants on the march and the eighteenth--century scientist who followed them. A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information., One of the earliest New World naturalists, Jos Celestino Mutis began his professional life as a physician in Spain and ended it as a scientist and natural philosopher in modern-day Colombia. Drawing on new translations of Mutis's nearly forgotten writings, this fascinating story of scientific adventure in eighteenth-century South America retrieves Mutis's contributions from obscurity. In 1760, the 28-year-old Mutis--newly appointed as the personal physician of the Viceroy of the New Kingdom of Granada--embarked on a 48-year exploration of the natural world of northern South America. His thirst for knowledge led Mutis to study the region's flora, become a professor of mathematics, construct the first astronomical observatory in the Western Hemisphere, and amass one of the largest scientific libraries in the world. He translated Newton's writings and penned essays about Copernicus; lectured extensively on astronomy, geography, and meteorology; and eventually became a priest. But, as two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward O. Wilson and Spanish natural history scholar Jos M. G mez Dur n reveal in this enjoyable and illustrative account, one of Mutis's most magnificent accomplishments involved ants. Acting at the urging of Carl Linnaeus--the father of taxonomy--shortly after he arrived in the New Kingdom of Granada, Mutis began studying the ants that swarmed everywhere. Though he lacked any entomological training, Mutis built his own classification for the species he found and named at a time when New World entomology was largely nonexistent. His unorthodox catalog of army ants, leafcutters, and other six-legged creatures found along the banks of the Magdalena provided a starting point for future study. Wilson and Dur n weave a compelling, fast-paced story of ants on the march and the eighteenth-century scientist who followed them. A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information.

LC Classification NumberQK31.M8W55 2010