Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c22.s2.7
Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c22.s2.7
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c22.s2.7
Various classifications of plants (into groups with subdivisions) were attempted. These were, like the system of Jussieus, mostly based on properties.⁵⁴ They were mainly useful hints for practical men interested in economic botany. Identification was thus rendered easier than in the system of the early European botanists, which, according to Sachs, was too vague and insufficient for the purpose.