Category - Non Fiction / Nature
Format - Paperback
Condition - Good
Listed - 7 months ago
Views - 5
Ships From - Texas
Est. Publication Date - Jan 1990
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The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining." -- Newsday aking us through the upheavals in biological thought which made The Origins of Species possible, Jonathan Miller introduces us to that odd revolutionary, Charles Darwin -- a remarkably timid man who spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid riddled with doubts, fearing the controversy his theories might unleash; yet also the man who finally undermined belief in God's creation. Along the way we meet a fascinating cast of characters: Darwin's scientific predecessors, his contemporaries (including Alfred Russell Wallace, whose anticipation of natural selection forced Darwin to publish), his opponents, and his successors whose work in modern genetics provided necessary modifications to Darwin's own work. Splendidly illustrated, this clever, witty, highly informative book is the perfect introduction to Darwin's life and thought
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Darwin for Beginners
ISBN: 9780679725114
Publisher Description
Looks at the life of the noted naturalist, explores previous theories about the nature of life, summarizes arguments supporting the theory of evolution, and discusses more recent discoveries in geneti...
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