Great information Kiranji,.
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Kiran Srivastava <[email protected]>wrote: > Google doodle today celebrates the 366th birth anniversary of German > naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla > Merian<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Maria-Sibylla-Merian>. > Merian was well known for studying as well as making detailed paintings of > plants and insects. She is credited of making significant, though not well > known, contributions to the field of entomology due to her observation of > metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. > > Merian was born on April 2, 1647 in Frankfurt and began painting images of > insects and plants at the age of 13, with encouragement from her > stepfather. Married at the age of 15, she began giving painting lessons to > wealthy women, which got her access to well-maintained gardens of the > elite. In these gardens, she began observing insects, including the > caterpillars and butterflies. > > Neues Blumenbuch, the first book by Merian, was released in three parts > between 1675 and 1680. Later, she *studied the lifecycle of a butterfly > and released the book with sketches and illustrations of various species > and the plants they feed on.* > > Merian had two daughters and was divorced in 1692. After her divorce, she > continued to work with many contemporary scientists of the time. > > The doodle by Google shows butterfly, caterpillars, cocoon, reptiles and > insects that are painted on vines that create the company's logo. > > Cheers, > Kiran Srivastava > Mumbai > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
