Kliment Timiryazev / S.P. Landau-Tylkina ; [translated from the Russian by G.G. Egorov].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Series: Outstanding Soviet scientistsPublication details: Moscow, Russia : Mir Publishers, 1988.Edition: Revised from the 1985 Russian editionDescription: 152 pages, [8] pages of plates : black and white figures and illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 5030005560
Uniform titles:
  • K. A. Timiri︠a︡zev. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 581/.092 B 20
LOC classification:
  • QK 31.T64 L313 1988
Contents:
Childhood and youth -- The choice of a career -- The young scientist -- At the Petrovskaya Academy -- A Darwin's home in down -- The last days of Petrovskaya Academy -- At the Moscow University -- At the beginning of a new century -- Timiryazev and European science -- The last decade of Timiryazev's life -- The educational and scientific activity of K.A. Timiri︠a︡zev. -- A historian of science and publicist -- The champion of Darwinism -- The sun, life, and chlorophyll -- Chlorophyll and photosynthesis -- Timiryazev and the contemporary views on photosynthesis -- Conclusion -- Major dates of Timiryazev's life and activity.
Summary: "The book about K.A. Timiryazev is a masterly endeavor to present a comprehensive account of the eminent scientist's life within the volume of only a hundred some odd pages....In the first half of the book special prominence is given to Timiryazev's educational and cultural background. Many pages are devoted to his contacts with leading representatives of Russian culture and science, as well as with Charles Darwin himself.....The second half of the book is a presentation of Timiryazev's activities as an experimentor, educatot and popularizer of the achievements of the natural sciences. His most important work was on the nature of chlorophyll and on spectral analysis, which led to many interesting discoveries." -- back cover
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Translation of: K.A. Timiri︠a︡zev.

Childhood and youth -- The choice of a career -- The young scientist -- At the Petrovskaya Academy -- A Darwin's home in down -- The last days of Petrovskaya Academy -- At the Moscow University -- At the beginning of a new century -- Timiryazev and European science -- The last decade of Timiryazev's life -- The educational and scientific activity of K.A. Timiri︠a︡zev. -- A historian of science and publicist -- The champion of Darwinism -- The sun, life, and chlorophyll -- Chlorophyll and photosynthesis -- Timiryazev and the contemporary views on photosynthesis -- Conclusion -- Major dates of Timiryazev's life and activity.

"The book about K.A. Timiryazev is a masterly endeavor to present a comprehensive account of the eminent scientist's life within the volume of only a hundred some odd pages....In the first half of the book special prominence is given to Timiryazev's educational and cultural background. Many pages are devoted to his contacts with leading representatives of Russian culture and science, as well as with Charles Darwin himself.....The second half of the book is a presentation of Timiryazev's activities as an experimentor, educatot and popularizer of the achievements of the natural sciences. His most important work was on the nature of chlorophyll and on spectral analysis, which led to many interesting discoveries." -- back cover

Translated from Russian into English.

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