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Just Before the Origin: Alfred Russel Wallace's Theory of Evolution - Couverture souple

Brooks, John Langdon

 
9781583481110: Just Before the Origin: Alfred Russel Wallace's Theory of Evolution
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1583481117 ISBN 13 : 9781583481110
Editeur : iUniverse, 1999

Synopsis

Just Before the Origin presents the theory of evolution through natural selection as it was developed by Russel Wallace and published in several essays written from 1848 through 1858, before Darwins Origin of the Species in 1889. And yet, Russel Wallace is almost unknown. John Langdon Brooks acts as a scientific detective as he reveals Wallaces theories and compares the insights of both men in this fascinating study.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Just Before the Origin presents the theory of evolution through natural selection as it was developed by Russel Wallace and published in several essays written from 1848 through 1858, before Darwins Origin of the Species in 1889. And yet, Russel Wallace is almost unknown. John Langdon Brooks acts as a scientific detective as he reveals Wallaces theories and compares the insights of both men in this fascinating study.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Langdon Brooks is Division Director of Biotic Systems and Resources at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. Before joining the Foundation he was on the faculty of Yale University in the Department of Biology for 25 years. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in the field of ecology and evolution.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1583481117
ISBN 13 
9781583481110
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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