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Darwin
Jonathan Howard
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Paperback. Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Analysing Darwin's major insights and arguments, this work reasserts the importance of his work for the development of modern biology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way ... Read more
Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192854544
SKU
V9780192854544
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About Jonathan Howard
Jonathan Howard was Head of the Department of Immunology at the Babraham Institute, near Cambridge, and is now Professor of Cell Genetics at the Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany. He is a fellow of the Royal Society.
Reviews for Darwin
Jonathan Howard has produced an intellectual tour de force, a classic in the genre of popular scientific exposition which will still be read in fifty years' time.
Times Literary Supplement
Times Literary Supplement