A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth – The Greatest Scientific Find of the Century: An Extinct Prehistoric Creature - Couverture souple

Weinberg, Samantha; Fourth Estate

 
9780060932855: A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth – The Greatest Scientific Find of the Century: An Extinct Prehistoric Creature
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ISBN 10 : 0060932856 ISBN 13 : 9780060932855
Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2001

Synopsis

The coelacanth (see-lo-canth) is no ordinary fish. Five feet long, with luminescent eyes and limb like fins, this bizarre creature, presumed to be extinct, was discovered in 1938 by an amateur icthyologist who recognized it from fossils dating back 400 million years. The discovery was immediately dubbed the "greatest scientific find of the century," but the excitement that ensued was even more incredible. This is the entrancing story of that most rare and precious fish -- our own great-uncle forty million times removed.

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À propos de l'auteur

Samantha Weinberg is a British writer and traveler. She has reported from the four corners of the world for American, African, and European newspapers and magazines. She divides her time between her suitcase and a thatched cottage in Wiltshire, England.

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The coelacanth (see-lo-canth) is no ordinary fish. Five feet long, with luminescent eyes and limb like fins, this bizarre creature, presumed to be extinct, was discovered in 1938 by an amateur icthyologist who recognized it from fossils dating back 400 million years. The discovery was immediately dubbed the "greatest scientific find of the century," but the excitement that ensued was even more incredible. This is the entrancing story of that most rare and precious fish -- our own great-uncle forty million times removed.

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Éditeur
Harper Perennial
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0060932856
ISBN 13 
9780060932855
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Nombre de pages
240
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9781857029079: A FISH CAUGHT IN TIME: The Search for the Coelacanth

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ISBN 10 :  1857029070 ISBN 13 :  9781857029079
Editeur : Fourth Estate, 2011
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