This date is given as January 1, 1786, by Biswas (l.e. 2). This is probably a printer‘s error. An idea of the present-day cost can be formed from the amount spent ...

Here are some of the oldest botanical gardens around the world that you must visit. Founded in 1544, Orto Botanico di Pisa is among the oldest botanical gardens in the world. Situated in Italy, it was ...

The Natural History Museum in London has opened two new gardens, complete with two new dinosaurs, in time for summer visitors, offering scope for urban nature, scientific study, and – not least – ...