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On the Nature of Limbs
Richard Owen
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Description for On the Nature of Limbs
Paperback. Just as Darwin's ideas continue to propel the modern study of adaptation, so too Richard Owen's contributions fuel the interest in homology, organic form, and evolutionary developmental biology. This title offers his theory of the archetype and his views on species origins. Editor(s): Amundson, Ron. Num Pages: 120 pages, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology: "the same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function." He also graphically demonstrated that all vertebrate species were built on the same skeletal plan and devised the vertebrate archetype as a representation of the simplest common form of all vertebrates. Just as Darwin's ideas continue to propel the modern study of adaptation, so too ... Read more
The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology: "the same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function." He also graphically demonstrated that all vertebrate species were built on the same skeletal plan and devised the vertebrate archetype as a representation of the simplest common form of all vertebrates. Just as Darwin's ideas continue to propel the modern study of adaptation, so too ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
119
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226641935
SKU
V9780226641935
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About Richard Owen
Ron Amundson is professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Reviews for On the Nature of Limbs
"I look at Owen's Archetypes as more than ideal, as a real representation as far as the most consummate skill and loftiest generalization can represent the parent form of the Vertebrata." - Charles Darwin, marginalia in his copy of On the Nature of Limbs"