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Darwin´s Sciences
Duncan Porter
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Description for Darwin´s Sciences
Paperback. A complete scientific biography of Darwin that takes into account the latest research findings, both published and unpublished, on the life of this remarkable man. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
A complete scientific biography of Darwin that takes into account the latest research findings, both published and unpublished, on the life of this remarkable man.
Considered the first book to thoroughly emphasize Darwin’s research in various fields of endeavor, what he did, why he did it, and its implications for his time and ours.
A complete scientific biography of Darwin that takes into account the latest research findings, both published and unpublished, on the life of this remarkable man.
Considered the first book to thoroughly emphasize Darwin’s research in various fields of endeavor, what he did, why he did it, and its implications for his time and ours.
Rather than following a strictly chronological approach - a narrative choice that characteristically offers an ascent to On the Origin of Species (1859) with a rapid decline in interest following its publication and reception - this book stresses the diversity ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444330359
SKU
V9781444330359
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About Duncan Porter
Duncan M. Porter received his BA and MA from Stanford and PhD from Harvard, all in Biological Sciences. A Postdoctoral Assistantship at Stanford studying the flora of the Galapagos Islands gave him a life-long interest in Charles Darwin. This led him to follow Darwin’s footsteps in England, Scotland, Wales, France, Ecuador, Chile, and New Zealand, and wish that he could ... Read more
Reviews for Darwin´s Sciences
"[An] impressively interdisciplinary biography" (Isis, 2017) "The book is obviously a labor of love by professors who really care about Darwin and his ideas and want to communicate that love to their students. That for me says a lot positively about the volume. I could really see this work as right for classroom use, perhaps in conjunction with ... Read more