Quiz about John Ray

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1) Which forerunner of John Ray in the field of searching for new plants in England and Wales was killed at the siege of Basing House in 1644 while fighting on the Royalist side?

One answer only.

   William How

   Christopher Merrett

   Thomas Johnson

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2) Which of the following scientists was contemporary with John Ray?

Choose 2 of the following options.

   Francis Bacon

   Robert Boyle

   Baron Cuvier

   Sir Isaac Newton

   Francis Willughby

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3) What was the title of John Ray’s first Botanical publication?

One answer only.

   Synopsis methodica Stirpium Brittanicorum

   Catalogus Plantarum circa Cantabrigiam nascentium

   De variis Plantarum Methodis Disseratio brevis

   Synopsis methodica Animalium Quadrupedum et Serpentini Generis

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