Carnegie Magazine explained why a strawberry’s fleshy part isn’t a botanical berry, then its letters page preserved a specialist’s objection to calling it a ‘multiple fruit.’ The exchange shows the useful part of an archive: not just a conclusion, but the disagreement over which technical term fits—and why.
Original article: https://carnegiemuseums.org/magazine-archive/1997/mayjun/dept4.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-carnegie-magazines-1997-strawberry-article-started-a-botanical-argument/
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Original article: https://carnegiemuseums.org/magazine-archive/1997/mayjun/dept4.htm
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-carnegie-magazines-1997-strawberry-article-started-a-botanical-argument/
#ancientweb #botany #sciencehistory #magazinearchive
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