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Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 1

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Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 1

by Erasmus Darwin

English· 12:54:49· 58 chapters
Charles Darwin’s grandfather Erasmus was also a famous naturalist in his own day, in addition to being a celebrated poet. This is the first part of his popular science poem in heroic couplets intended to introduce botany to the English public. It serves as a general defense of scientific progress as a practical and artistic endeavor, laying the groundwork for its sequel poem on Linnaeus’ system of sexual selection in plants, Loves of the Plants. - Summary by Matthew Muñoz
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Advertisement and Apology

    03:34
  2. Chapter 2

    To the Author of the Poem On the Loves of the Plants

    01:39
  3. Chapter 3

    Canto I, lines 1-188

    31:41
  4. Chapter 4

    Canto I, lines 189-278

    22:52
  5. Chapter 5

    Canto I, lines 279-412

    22:22
  6. Chapter 6

    Canto I, lines 413-600

    31:51
  7. Chapter 7

    Canto II, lines 1-124

    25:04
  8. Chapter 8

    Canto II, lines 125-276

    25:40
  9. Chapter 9

    Canto II, lines 277-498

    31:11
  10. Chapter 10

    Canto II, lines 499-610

    17:20
  11. Chapter 11

    Canto III, lines 1-128

    28:06
  12. Chapter 12

    Canto III, lines 129-320

    24:13
  13. Chapter 13

    Canto III, lines 321-528

    21:54
  14. Chapter 14

    Canto III, lines 529-590

    06:14
  15. Chapter 15

    Canto IV, lines 1-164

    24:28
  16. Chapter 16

    Canto IV, lines 165-358

    26:18
  17. Chapter 17

    Canto IV, lines 359-484

    25:52
  18. Chapter 18

    Canto IV, lines 485-640

    19:57
  19. Chapter 19

    Note I.—Meteors.

    15:42
  20. Chapter 20

    Note II.—Primary Colours.

    07:14
  21. Chapter 21

    Note III.—Coloured Clouds.

    04:38
  22. Chapter 22

    Note IV.—Comets.

    03:20
  23. Chapter 23

    Note V.—Sun's Rays.

    03:50
  24. Chapter 24

    Note VI.—Central Fires.

    07:47
  25. Chapter 25

    Note VII.—Elementary Heat.

    11:28
  26. Chapter 26

    Note VIII.—Memnon's Lyre.

    03:48
  27. Chapter 27

    Note IX.—Luminous Insects.

    03:33
  28. Chapter 28

    Note X.—Phosphorus.

    04:41
  29. Chapter 29

    Note XI.—Steam-Engine.

    08:53
  30. Chapter 30

    Note XII.—Frost.

    07:48
  31. Chapter 31

    Note XIII.—Electricity.

    06:24
  32. Chapter 32

    Note XIV.—Buds and Bulbs.

    07:48
  33. Chapter 33

    Note XV.—Solar Volcanos.

    10:00
  34. Chapter 34

    Note XVI.—Calcareous Earth.

    09:55
  35. Chapter 35

    Note XVII.—Morasses.

    06:40
  36. Chapter 36

    Note XVIII.—Iron.

    15:12
  37. Chapter 37

    Note XIX.—Flint.

    25:25
  38. Chapter 38

    Note XX.—Clay.

    08:30
  39. Chapter 39

    Note XXI.—Enamels.

    05:39
  40. Chapter 40

    Note XXII.—Portland Vase.

    24:21
  41. Chapter 41

    Note XXIII.—Coal.

    19:42
  42. Chapter 42

    Note XXIV.—Granite.

    10:36
  43. Chapter 43

    Note XXV.—Evaporation.

    09:06
  44. Chapter 44

    Note XXVI.—Springs.

    07:01
  45. Chapter 45

    Note XXVII.—Shell Fish.

    06:57
  46. Chapter 46

    Note XXVIII.—Sturgeon.

    02:35
  47. Chapter 47

    Note XXIX.—Oil on Water.

    04:10
  48. Chapter 48

    Note XXX.—Ship-Worm.

    01:58
  49. Chapter 49

    Note XXXI.—Maelstrom.

    03:44
  50. Chapter 50

    Note XXXII.—Glaciers.

    03:58
  51. Chapter 51

    Note XXXIII.—Winds.

    29:59
  52. Chapter 52

    Note XXXIII.—Winds. (continued)

    19:37
  53. Chapter 53

    Note XXXIV.—Vegetable Perspiration.

    06:42
  54. Chapter 54

    Note XXXV.—Vegetable Placentation.

    06:06
  55. Chapter 55

    Note XXXVI—Vegetable Circulation.

    11:01
  56. Chapter 56

    Note XXXVII—Vegetable Respiration.

    14:36
  57. Chapter 57

    Note XXXVIII.—Vegetable Impregnation.

    07:01
  58. Chapter 58

    Note XXXIX.—Vegetable Glandulation.

    17:08