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The roots of nature

History of Animals (3 volumes)*; Parts of Animals, Movement of Animals, Progression of Animals (1 volume)†; Generation of Animals (1 volume)‡.

By Aristotle. Loeb Classical Library/Harvard University Press: 1937-1991. Each volume $15.50, á£10.50. Enquiry into Plants, On Odours, On Weather-Signs (2 volumes)§; De Causis Plantarum (3 volumes). By Theophrastus. Loeb Classical Library/Harvard University Press: 1916–1990. Each volume $á±5.50, á£10.50. Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Writings, Thought and Influence (2 volumes) ¶. Edited by William Fortenbaugh et al. Brill: 1992. Pp. 465, 705. á£50, $100, Dfl. 175 (both volumes). Theophrastus: His Psychological, Doxographical and Scientific Writings **. Edited by William Fortenbaugh and Dimitri Gutas. Transaction: 1992. Pp. 410. $44.95.

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Temple, R. The roots of nature. Nature 359, 489–490 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/359489a0

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