Paul Petard (1912-1980 was a Frenchbotanist who specialized in the study of native plants of French Polynesia. His book Petard Botanical Plant Encyclopedia is still widely used as a reference, especially for information about traditional applications of TahitianNoni[?] juice
... to a second language of religion and learning, the Classical period began. The intense study of the structure of Sanskrit at this time led to the beginnings of ...