DARWIN, Erasmus. The botanic garden: A poem, in two parts; containing The economy of vegetation and The loves of the plants. Londres, Inglaterra: J. Johnson, 1791.
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The Botanic Garden (1791) is a set of two poems, The Economy of Vegetation and The Loves of the Plants, by the British poet and naturalist Erasmus Darwin. The Economy of Vegetation celebrates technological innovation and scientific discovery and offers theories concerning contemporary scientific questions, such as the history of the cosmos. The more popular Loves of the Plants promotes, revises and illustrates Linnaeus's classification scheme for plants. The intent of The Botanic Garden, one of the first popular science books, is to pique readers' interest in science while educating them at the same time. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which anthropomorphizes plants, Darwin intended to make botany interesting and relevant to the readers of his time. Darwin emphasizes the connections between humanity and plants, arguing that they are all part of the same natural world and that sexual reproduction is at the heart of evolution (ideas that his grandson, Charles Darwin, would later turn into a full-fledged theory of evolution). This evolutionary theme continues in The Economy of Vegetation, which contends that scientific progress is part of evolution and urges its readers to celebrate inventors and scientific discoveries in a language usually reserved for heroes or artistic geniuses. Darwin's attempt to popularize science and to convey the wonders of scientific discovery and technological innovation through poetry helped initiate a tradition of popular science writing that continues to the present day.
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1789 | 1799 | Revolução Francesa |
1783 | 1783 | Brasil Colônia: Luis da Cunha Meneses toma posse da Capitania de Minas Gerais |
1788 | 1788 | Brasil Colônia: Luís da Cunha Meneses deixa o Governo de Minas Gerais |
1792 | 1792 | Inconfidência Mineira: enforcamento de Tiradentes, em 21 de abril |
1782 | 1782 | Brasil Colônia: Tomás Antônio Gonzaga chega a Vila Rica |
1785 | 1785 | Brasil Colônia: a Coroa Portuguesa aumenta os impostos sobre o ouro nas Minas Gerais |
1794 | 1794 | A Convenção Francesa aprova a abolição da escravidão em suas colônias |
1789 | 1789 | Política: Ocorrem as primeiras eleições presidenciais nos Estados Unidos |
1763 | 1763 | Brasil Colônia: com o desenvolvimento econômico do Brasil, Portugal eleva a colônia a Vice-Reinado |
1500 | 1822 | Período Colonial no Brasil |
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