拍品专文
Bonnet, as a young man, discovered parthenogenesis of the aphid and was one of the first naturalists to examine the process of photosynthesis.
细节
BONNET, Charles (1720-1793). Oeuvres d'Histoire Naturelle et de Philosophie, Neuchâtel: Samuel Fache, 1779-83, 18 volumes in 9, 8°, engraved portrait, 55 folding engraved plates, 2 folding tables (blind-stamp on titles, a few plates dampstained), mixed cloth and half sheep (some volumes repaired) [Brunet I, 1103; Nissen ZBI 461]; Contemplation de la Nature, Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey, 1764, 2 volumes, 8° FIRST EDITION, (browned), contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt (repaired). Provenance: JCL (11)